/tags/massachusetts Massachusetts en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Thu, 06 Jul 2023 10:28:39 GMT /npr-news/2023-07-06/a-woman-is-found-alive-and-stuck-in-the-mud-a-week-after-she-went-missing Hikers found the woman at Borderland State Park in Massachusetts, and police used all-terrain vehicles to rescue her. Thu, 06 Jul 2023 10:28:39 GMT /npr-news/2023-07-06/a-woman-is-found-alive-and-stuck-in-the-mud-a-week-after-she-went-missing Ayana Archie /2023-03-14/uploading-a-resume-is-a-barrier-to-employment-for-some-job-seekers-even-during-a-labor-shortage People who don't have basic digital skills, such as knowing how to upload a resume, often struggle to apply for jobs. That's also true for people without computers or internet access. During a labor shortage, employers miss out on these job applicants. Tue, 14 Mar 2023 20:41:58 GMT /2023-03-14/uploading-a-resume-is-a-barrier-to-employment-for-some-job-seekers-even-during-a-labor-shortage Nancy Eve Cohen /npr-news/2022-12-17/gingerbread-houses-brace-for-climate-change-at-boston-architecture-exhibition The Boston Society for Architecture's annual gingerbread competition has an unusual theme this year: climate ready Boston Sat, 17 Dec 2022 12:25:37 GMT /npr-news/2022-12-17/gingerbread-houses-brace-for-climate-change-at-boston-architecture-exhibition /npr-news/2022-11-19/researchers-hoping-to-give-the-american-chestnut-tree-a-leg-up-on-climate-change The goal of this "assisted migration" experiment is to see if humans could not only help the American chestnut tree deal with climate change but also help restore it. Sat, 19 Nov 2022 13:50:59 GMT /npr-news/2022-11-19/researchers-hoping-to-give-the-american-chestnut-tree-a-leg-up-on-climate-change /npr-news/2022-11-05/interfaith-group-sends-hundreds-of-thank-you-notes-to-pittsfield-school-employees At least eight religious groups in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, from different faiths wrote more than 1,200 thank-you notes to public school employees thanking them for their work with students since the start of the pandemic. Sat, 05 Nov 2022 11:40:21 GMT /npr-news/2022-11-05/interfaith-group-sends-hundreds-of-thank-you-notes-to-pittsfield-school-employees Nancy Eve Cohen /npr-news/2022-10-01/this-has-changed-me-vineyarders-say-migrants-transformed-their-lives-missions "I don't ever want to go back to being unaware," shelter coordinator Lisa Belcastro said. "And now I have to know what I can do next, what my options are. So what does that look like? You know, that's the next question for me. There's more. I just don't know what that ‘moreâ€� is.â€� Sat, 01 Oct 2022 12:15:10 GMT /npr-news/2022-10-01/this-has-changed-me-vineyarders-say-migrants-transformed-their-lives-missions Eve Zuckoff /npr-news/2022-09-19/flying-migrants-to-massachusetts-was-political-critics-say-but-was-it-legal Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican who is running for reelection, said the flights from Texas were voluntary. But if migrants were lured, some argue they could now be victims of a crime. Mon, 19 Sep 2022 09:30:14 GMT /npr-news/2022-09-19/flying-migrants-to-massachusetts-was-political-critics-say-but-was-it-legal Valerie Crowder /local-news/2022-09-11/why-electricity-prices-are-rising-unevenly-across-new-england When your utility buys its power has a lot to do with the price spikes you're seeing. Sun, 11 Sep 2022 12:44:27 GMT /local-news/2022-09-11/why-electricity-prices-are-rising-unevenly-across-new-england Miriam Wasser - WBUR , Mara Hoplamazian /2022-08-19/a-lasting-honor-of-what-she-did-statue-of-elizabeth-freeman-to-be-unveiled-in-sheffield-mass A bronze statue of Elizabeth Freeman will be unveiled Sunday on the town green in Sheffield, Massachusetts. Freeman was once an enslaved person who, in 1781, sued for her freedom and won. This helped lead to the end of slavery under the law in Massachusetts. Fri, 19 Aug 2022 21:23:52 GMT /2022-08-19/a-lasting-honor-of-what-she-did-statue-of-elizabeth-freeman-to-be-unveiled-in-sheffield-mass Nancy Eve Cohen /npr-news/2022-08-14/i-was-numb-as-pittsfield-considers-emergency-mental-health-needs-friends-mourn-miguel-estrella Estrella was in the midst of a mental health crisis and held a knife when he was shot by a police officer. Sun, 14 Aug 2022 11:28:44 GMT /npr-news/2022-08-14/i-was-numb-as-pittsfield-considers-emergency-mental-health-needs-friends-mourn-miguel-estrella Nancy Eve Cohen