Stories
Six million Jewish people were victims of the Holocaust. During World War II, Nazi Germany, its allies and collaborators killed nearly two out of three European Jews and millions of others. Those who survived are now in their 80s. On March 9, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C. is offering a free live…
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As Maine’s lobstermen fight national conservation groups over federal gear rules and fishery closures intended to protect endangered whales, they have found fierce allies among the state’s political leaders. That’s left some local advocates for the whales feeling sidelined by the powerful industry. A few weeks ago, lobstermen joined lawmakers to support a bill that…
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Before the pandemic, Shabria Jerome worked as a nursing assistant and took classes to become a nurse. In March of 2020, when schools shut down, she took a leave of absence to take care of her daughter, who was in kindergarten at the time. But soon schools went remote, and Jerome faced the same conundrum…
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For centuries, archeologists and amateur collectors looted Native American graves in Massachusetts and across the country, taking the remains of people — and the objects that were buried with them. Sometimes farmers or developers unearthed people unintentionally. They were given to museums, universities and even libraries. Institutions have reported to the government they have the…
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If you live in a place where a moth known by the scientific name Lymantria dispar did damage last summer, you probably can’t forget it. In the first significant outbreak in many years, the caterpillars munched their way through wide swaths of forest in Vermont and other northeastern states in 2021. Entire hillsides were stripped of…
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The names of nearly 300 New Hampshire residents – including members of law enforcement, a sitting Republican state senator, former lawmakers, local elected officials, and military personnel – appear in a database of alleged members of the Oath Keepers militia, though the extent of their ongoing involvement is not detailed. The hacked membership list, which NHPR obtained…
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A massive yellow Cat excavator pounded away at a 200-year-old dam in Norwood, Mass., on a recent morning. “The sound of the hydraulic hammer, to me, is one of the best sounds in the world,” said Beth Lambert, head of the Massachusetts Division of Ecological Restoration. “When you hear that hammer, you know that another dam is…
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From the outside, Boston GLASS — a resource center for LGBTQ+ youth — looks like a typical office building. But on a recent February night, the steady beat of music belies what’s going on inside. There’s a ball happening and many people from the community ballroom scene have shown up, to either watch or participate.…
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The same chemical process that ruins your bike chain and eats away at your outdoor grill could help power the electric grid of the future, and perhaps even help save the planet from catastrophic climate change. Company officials from Somerville startup Form Energy are developing batteries powered by rust, and claim their low-cost, long-duration technology can…
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In the first year of the pandemic, Liam Magan, 28, decided it was finally time to get gender-affirming surgery. Magan researched medical centers, made appointments with doctors and surgeons and got authorization from his health insurance company. But over a year later, he’s still waiting for a hospital bed to open up. Transgender people in…
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