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wgbh.org > news > local > 2026-03-16 > woods-hole-institution-uncovers-whats-believed-to-be-the-oldest-recorded-whale-call

Woods Hole institution uncovers what’s believed to be the oldest recorded whale call

3+ hour, 12+ min ago  (699+ words) Other boats in your small fleet are dropping munitions and various objects into the water, making an underwater racket. Your job is to submerge a waterproofed microphone and record the sounds it picks up. Imagine your surprise when your mic…...

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wgbh.org > culture > 2026-03-13 > new-festival-takes-classical-music-off-the-stage-and-into-the-mud

New festival takes classical music off the stage and into the mud

2+ day, 20+ hour ago  (451+ words) March 20 may be the official start of spring, but Emily Isaacson said the third month of the year is often Maine's most miserable time. "We're stuck inside," Isaacson said. "It's too warm for skiing but too cold for swimming. And…...

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wgbh.org > news > local > 2026-03-13 > state-launches-online-portal-for-residents-to-report-ice-issues

State launches online portal for residents to report ICE issues

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (215+ words) State launches online portal for residents to report ICE issues'WGBH State launches online portal for residents to report ICE issues Gov. Maura Healey and Attorney General Andrea Campbell launched an online portal Friday that lets Massachusetts residents report and share…...

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wgbh.org > news > national > 2026-03-11 > immigration-detention-on-track-for-deadliest-fiscal-year-since-2004

Immigration detention on track for deadliest fiscal year since 2004

4+ day, 20+ hour ago  (1289+ words) It's the deadliest year for those in immigration detention in more than two decades. More people have died in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody since October " 23 " than died in the whole prior fiscal year. The most recent death was of…...

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wgbh.org > news > local > 2026-03-11 > its-really-painful-gas-station-owners-are-struggling-as-oil-prices-soar

‘It’s really painful’: Gas station owners are struggling as oil prices soar

5+ day, 52+ min ago  (839+ words) Larry Southard has been updating customers almost every day on social media on the cost of gas at his station in Berkshire County " a jump he says has been "unprecedented" during 21 years of business. "The first jump was 30 cents a…...

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wgbh.org > news > 2026-03-09 > two-suspects-charged-with-aiding-isis-in-attempted-explosives-attack-in-new-york-city

Two suspects charged with aiding ISIS in attempted explosives attack in New York City

6+ day, 23+ hour ago  (462+ words) New York City police commissioner Jessica Tisch said on Monday that an attempted bomb attack during a protest on Saturday outside Mayor Zohran Mamdani's official residence is being investigated by the NYPD and the FBI as "act of ISIS-inspired terrorism....

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wgbh.org > news > local > 2026-03-09 > how-the-states-new-education-commissioner-is-addressing-the-biggest-problems-in-schools

How the state's new education commissioner is addressing the biggest problems in schools

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (239+ words) Mark Herz: So let's start with graduation requirements. This has been a big deal here, and some changes coming down, people are working on it. The big news is that MCAS will not be used as a graduation requirement. The…...

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wgbh.org > news > local > 2026-03-06 > gbh-daily-three-things-to-do-this-weekend

GBH Daily: Three things to do this weekend

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (435+ words) More wintery mix, with highs around 34. Sunset is at 5:40 p.m. Remember: Daylight Savings Time begins this weekend. We spring forward one hour between Saturday and Sunday. Second: an exhibition by sculptor Masako Miki at the MassArt Art Museum, which is always…...

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wgbh.org > news > local > 2026-03-03 > for-200-years-the-mass-state-library-has-recorded-democracy-at-work

For 200 years, the Mass. State Library has recorded democracy at work

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (422+ words) Tucked away at the end of a hallway in the Massachusetts State House, there's a place most people have probably never heard about: the State Library. The library was codified on March 3, 1826. For the past 200 years, its staff have been…...

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wgbh.org > news > local > 2026-02-26 > fleet-celebrate-olympic-medalists-as-pwhl-seasons-get-back-underway

Fleet celebrate Olympic medalists as PWHL seasons get back underway

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (738+ words) Aerin Frankel rarely, if ever, has to get up in the air as part of her duties as goalie of the Boston Fleet. But Frankel, who led the United States women's team from the net during the recently wrapped up…...