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Native Americans: Move Boston Marathon from Oct. 11 holiday

BOSTON – Native Americans in Massachusetts are calling on the organizers of the Boston Marathon to move the already rescheduled date for the storied race because it now conflicts with a day...

DATE: Apr 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

Sound barrier to chase seals, prevent shark attacks debated for Cape Cod

BOSTON – A plan to develop an acoustic system to chase away seals in order to prevent shark attacks is the latest front in the debate about how Cape Cod should respond in the wake of last ye...

DATE: May 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Travel

Wealthy parents appear in court in college admissions scam

BOSTON – From a Napa Valley vintner to a Hot Pockets heiress, a procession of wealthy parents made their first appearances in federal court Friday on charges they paid bribes to get their ch...

DATE: Mar 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Familiar feeling: Boston fetes Super Bowl winners

BOSTON – Hundreds of thousands of jubilant fans jammed downtown Boston on Tuesday for a parade celebrating the New England Patriots’ sixth Super Bowl title, clamoring for more with cheers of...

DATE: Feb 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Cape Cod beaches: Playgrounds for tourists – and young sharks

BOSTON – As another beach season draws to a close on Cape Cod, researchers are trying to figure out what’s driving the increase in shark sightings and encounters – including the state’s firs...

DATE: Sep 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Thanksgiving tribe reclaims language lost to colonization

MASHPEE, Mass. – The Massachusetts tribe whose ancestors shared a Thanksgiving meal with the Pilgrims nearly 400 years ago is reclaiming its long-lost language, one schoolchild at a time. ...

DATE: Nov 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Professor has taken ‘selfie’ every day for 30 years

BOSTON – Long before they were called selfies, Karl Baden snapped a simple black-and-white photo of himself. Then he repeated it, every day, for the next three decades. Baden’s “E...

DATE: Feb 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Tribes hope Trump helps first Americans

Natives seek partner in creating jobs

DATE: Feb 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Patriots parade Boston for Super Bowl win

BOSTON – Snow, rain and chilly temperatures didn’t dampen the joy of New England Patriots fans exulting in their team’s latest championship Tuesday. The five-time Super Bowl winne...

DATE: Feb 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Harvard anthropology museum sweeps dust off curiosities

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – As one of the world’s oldest museums dedicated to anthropology turns 150, it’s undergoing some big changes to showcase its significant role in developing the discipline. ...

DATE: Oct 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Travel

Artist looks to save ‘Home Town’

BOSTON – A public art project in Boston’s Chinatown highlights the effect of development on the lively, historic downtown neighborhood. Life-size portraits of residents through th...

DATE: Sep 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Coast Guard’s last lightkeeper looks to 300-year milestone

LITTLE BREWSTER ISLAND, Mass. The nation’s first and oldest lighthouse station and its unique keeper are celebrating a milestone. Boston Light turns 300 on Wednesday. T...

DATE: Sep 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Travel