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Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey declares a state of emergency Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023 in Boston, citing the influx of migrants to the state in need of shelter. Healey said there are nearly 5,600 families or more than 20,000 individuals – many of whom are migrants -- currently living in state shelter across Massachusetts. That's up from around 3,100 families a year ago, about an 80 percent increase. (AP Photo/Steve LeBlanc)

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Massachusetts governor declares state of emergency amid influx of migrants seeking shelter
By STEVE LEBLANC - Associated Press
Tue,08/08/23-3:56PM , 192 Reads
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey declared a state of emergency Tuesday, citing an influx of migrants seeking shelter at a time when the cost of housing — already in short supply — continues to rise.
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Melanie Guild, development director of Intervale Community Farm, holds a bouquet of mud covered flowers, part of crop destroyed when flood waters of the Winooski River overflowed into the 360 acre farm, Monday, July 17, 2023, in Burlington, Vt. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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Northeast floods devastate 'heartbroken' farmers as months of labor and crops are swept away
By STEVE LEBLANC - Associated Press
Thu,07/20/23-11:17PM , 342 Reads
Well before it was warm enough to plant seedlings in the ground, farmer Micah Barritt began nursing crops like watermelon, eggplant and tomatoes — eventually transplanting them from his greenhouse into rich Vermont soil, hoping for a bountiful fall harvest.
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Extremely overdue book returned to Massachusetts library 119 years later
By STEVE LEBLANC - Associated Press
Fri,07/07/23-11:00PM , 612 Reads
BOSTON (AP) — On Feb. 14, 1904, someone curious about the emerging possibilities of a key force of nature checked out James Clerk Maxwell's “An Elementary Treatise on Electricity” from the New Bedford Free Public Library.
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Flags and patriotic stars flutter and twirl as Dwane Tervooren rides with other motorcyclists during Tuesday's Independence Dayparade in Buffalo Gap, Texas Tuesday, July 4, 2023. (Ronald W. Erdrich /The Abilene Reporter-News via AP)

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Revelers across the US brave heat and rain to celebrate Fourth of July
By STEVE LEBLANC - Associated Press
Tue,07/04/23-3:14PM , 574 Reads
BOSTON (AP) — Revelers across the U.S. braved heat and heavy rain to take part in Fourth of July activities Tuesday — celebrating the nation's founding with parades, fireworks and hot dog eating contests at a time of lingering political divisions and concerns about the country's future.
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