Dusty Christensen
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NEPM
In recent years, there has been an upswell in worldwide interest in chess. It's a trend that started in 2020 with COVID lockdowns and the Netflix show “The Queen's Gambit,” and has continued as chess influencers get big on social media. And that "chess boom" has sent shockwaves through western Massachusetts, too.
Elodie Reed
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Vermont Public
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“We didn’t know how long 'temporary' was going to be,” said Janine McLauchlan, head of the Robert Frost Public Charter School in Conway, NH which lost its first-floor classrooms during the flood.
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It was Hartford’s tenth homicide of 2024, according to police. -
Fourth of July celebrations in western Massachusetts ranged from parades to historical presentations and fireworks. -
Critics argue the move criminalizes homelessness. -
Experts anticipate the ruling will influence homelessness policy nationwide, including in Vermont, where cities and towns are bracing for more people to lose their shelter over the next few months. -
"I am hopeful that he will be showing some strength over the next few days," U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a Connecticut Democrat, said Wednesday. -
Health care providers nickname the summertime “trauma season,” when accidents tend to spike along with the temperature. -
Businesses in the western Massachusetts town of Lenox see a marked spike in customers while James Taylor plays his annual July 3rd and 4th concerts. -
A survey of 1000 people conducted by an organization that helps pay for abortions in Massachusetts found that 40% of those who could get an abortion in the state don't know where they're available.
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