Most people are limiting their contact with others to protect against the virus that causes COVID-19. This is considered especially important for senior citizens, whose immune systems may have more trouble fighting it. Older people and those who care for them are weighing the health benefits of social isolation with the cost. Just a few […]
Nancy Eve Cohen
NEPR
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After 1 Year, Mass. Weed Stores Undersupplied, Still Competing With Black Market
One year ago this week, the first adult-use marijuana stores opened in Massachusetts. One of the state’s goals was to move cannabis off the black market. But illegal sales haven’t stopped — and licensed stores are having a tough time getting enough marijuana to meet demand.
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‘Fight Or Die’: When Students And Educators Are On The Front Lines Of School Safety
Just like a fire drill, students and teachers routinely practice what to do if an armed intruder enters their school. Some students and teachers across the country are being told to fight back. And that’s happened in recent weeks, when two students — one in high school, and one in college — died lunging at gunmen. The type […]
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Stop & Shop Strike Brings More Business To Other Grocers
It’s been a week since 31,000 Stop & Shop employees went on strike in Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island. Most of the store’s regular customers are buying their food elsewhere — either to support the strikers, or to avoid the awkwardness of crossing a picket line.
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As Housatonic River Cleanup Plan Finalized, Plenty Of Gripes On All Sides
Some Housatonic River advocates say they wish the EPA’s cleanup plan called for digging up more PCBs. PCBs are a man-made toxin, which was manufactured…
