Is Water Technology Innovation Happening Fast Enough?
There are people in Africa who have to walk hours to get to clean water, and then carry it back to their family.The students of Morse Pond School in Falmouth learned about them in a book. They decided...
View ArticleACLU Sues Boston Police Department For Info On Police Encounters
The ACLU of Massachusetts is suing the Boston Police Department for information about encounters between officers and civilians.
View ArticleUS Attorney: Outreach Program Not Being Used To Spy On Boston Muslims
U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz says an outreach program to Boston Muslims isn’t being used for surveillance, in response to Muslim groups criticizing the program.
View ArticleMother, Boyfriend Charged In Death Of "Baby Doe" Bella Bond
Update, 5:16 p.m.: Law enforcement officials have identified the child known as "Baby Doe" as Bella Bond, and her mother and her mother's boyfriend have been arrested in connection with her...
View ArticleNew England Can't Compete With Other Food Growing Regions. Or Can It?
The northeast is a terrible place to be a farmer.
View ArticleChildren's Hospital Leads The Push To Serve Patients Locally Grown Food
Boston Children's Hospital used to serve stereotypically bad hospital food — prepackaged stuff with plenty of preservatives.
View ArticleGenetically Modified Food: Worries Outstrip The Science
Mike and Linda Gioscia remember how anxious their son Ethan used to be when he was a toddler.
View ArticleNutrition Inequality: The Gap Between The Poor And Everyone Else
Community-supported agriculture programs [CSAs], small farms from which people buy "shares" in exchange for weekly boxes of produce, have become popular over the last 10 years, fueling the local food...
View ArticleOn The Roof & In The Living Room, Startups Tackle Urban Farming
It took Courtney Hennessy and John Stoddard two years to find the right Boston rooftop for a farm — one that was big enough, could take enough weight, wasn’t being used for something else like solar...
View ArticleHow Will New England Make Up For The Closing Pilgrim Power Plant's Energy?
The people managing New England's energy supply have long known that retiring power plants are a problem. With Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station closing in 2019, a total of about 13 percent of New...
View ArticleStudy Finds High Overlap Of Children In DCF Care And Juvenile Detention
A new report from a youth advocacy group shows MOST teens in the Massachusetts juvenile justice system also have spent time in the care of the state Department of Children and Families.The group...
View ArticleSmartphone Apps Help You Drive And Park In Boston. Will They Help The City...
It happens all the time. You’re at an intersection. The light’s green but the traffic ahead is stopped. You have a choice: Stay where you are or go forward, and just hope the traffic in front of you...
View ArticleCommittee Hears Testimony On State Senate Bill To Price Carbon Emissions
Environmental advocates filled the basement of the State House Tuesday to voice support for a bill that would establish a price for carbon emissions in Massachusetts.
View ArticleJudge Rules Philip Chism Competent To Be Tried For Murder Of Danvers Teacher...
Sixteen-year-old Philip Chism can stand trial for the murder of 24-year-old Danvers math teacher Colleen Ritzer, according to Judge David Lowy’s ruling in Salem Superior Court earlier today.
View ArticleNatural Gas Is Only a Bridge To A Renewable Future, Says Top White House...
Today, President Obama’s chief science adviser, John Holdren, is in town for several events, including a meeting with the Green Ribbon Commission created by Boston Mayor Menino to address climate change.
View ArticleHotel Development And Coastline Fears Collide On Lewis Wharf
Most of the wharves that extend like fingers from much of Boston’s downtown coastline have been redeveloped over the last few decades, except for Lewis Wharf in the North End — but that could be about...
View ArticleThe Chism Trial: Defense Admits Teen's Guilt, Laying Foundation For Insanity...
In opening statements Monday, Philip Chism’s defense attorneys admitted he killed and raped his 24-year-old math teacher Colleen Ritzer.It was the first sentence of defense attorney Denise Regan’s...
View ArticleFrom The Depths Of Opiate Addiction, Earning Back Her Family
A yellow school bus crunches through fall leaves and slows to a stop. Seven-year-old Aubrey Fortin bursts out: “Hi, Grandma.”
View ArticleDespite Admission Of Guilt, Chism Defense Seeks To Spotlight The Unknown
Philip Chism’s attorneys admit the teenager killed his math teacher, Colleen Ritzer. But his defense team: "see an advantage in questioning the evidence in the case.
View ArticleChism Trial: Crime Scene Was Cleaned Before Police Arrived
The jury in the Philip Chism trial heard today from the state’s forensic scientist who found Colleen Ritzer’s body and cataloged the evidence of her death.
View ArticleChism Defense To Focus On Juvenile Brain Development As Prosecution Rests
The murder trial of 16-year-old Philip Chism case is playing out as the state and country dramatically changes the way it adjudicates juvenile crime. For the defense team, that means there are very...
View ArticleChism Sits Out Testimony
Philip Chism again asked Tuesday to sit out testimony at Essex Superior Court — and this time, went through with it, unlike the last time he asked to leave the trial.
View ArticleChism Back In Court As Mental Health Testimony Is Heard
Sixteen-year-old Philip Chism was back in court Wednesday as the jury in his murder trial heard from a mental health expert who diagnosed him with psychosis.
View ArticleChism Lawyer: Mental-Health Ruling 'Eviscerated' Defense
Philip Chism’s attorney raised her voice Friday and told the judge in the case that he had “eviscerated” their defense with what she called an incorrect ruling.
View ArticleMental Health Plea Closely Examined As Chism Trial Draws To A Close
The trial of a Danvers teen charged in the murder of his math teacher may soon draw to a close… The judge has told jurors that Philip Chism’s fate may be in their hands as soon as Thursday.
View ArticleDefense Rests, Prosecution Witnesses Say Chism Faked Insanity
The defense has rested in the case of Danvers teen Philip Chism, who charged in the death of his math teacher, Colleen Ritzer. The prosecution called rebuttal witnesses Thursday who challenged the...
View Article16-Year-Old Philip Chism Found Guilty Of Rape And Murder Of Teacher Colleen...
A Massachusetts teenager has been convicted of raping and killing his high school math teacher. Philip Chism was convicted Tuesday in the 2013 slaying of Colleen Ritzer, a 24-year-old algebra teacher...
View ArticleWinter Thoughts: Hark, The Home Heating Angel Sings, 'It'll Be Cheaper This...
If you pay to heat your house or apartment, winter is traditionally a pain in the wallet. Last year at this time Massachusetts was facing steep energy rate hikes that in some cases tripled customers’...
View ArticleBlue Cross Blue Shield To Pay For More End-Of-Life Counseling
Blue Cross Blue Shield, the largest health insurance provider in Massachusetts says it’ll pay for customers to receive more end-of-life counseling.
View ArticleDecember Warm Spell Means What Happens Next This Winter Is Anyone's Guess
After last winter, many of us are eager to know if there’ll be a repeat “snowmageddon” this year. But meteorology is an imprecise science, as anyone who watches the local nightly news knows. And the...
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