Brookline bans plastic bags
This week Brookline banned Styrofoam. Today they also passed a new rule to ban plastic bags set to begin next year. Those who fail to comply will receive small fines. (Reporter Charlotte Haab) LISTEN: Brookline Bans Plastic Bags
Boston’s solar energy base grows
Solar energy in Boston is now more affordable than ever. A program called Solarize Mass helps reduce enough greenhouse gas emissions for 14,000 cars per year. (Reporter Erin Connolly) LISTEN: Solarize Boston
MBTA reveals smart phone tickets
Yesterday, the MBTA announced a new development to make traveling easier. People riding the commuter rail on all North Station lines can now buy and display their tickets with their smartphones. (Reporter Brittany Gervais) LISTEN: MBTA Smart Phone Compatibility
Earthquake hits Guatemala
By Marcos Gonzalez A terrible earthquake shook Guatemala on Wednesday destroying dozens of buildings and killing at least 48 people with many more missing or buried. The quake, which officials called the most powerful earthquake in 36 years to strike the Central American country, hit at 10:35 a.m. along the northern part of Guatemala’s Pacific [...]
Outages Continue in NJ and NY
By Marcos Gonzalez The National Weather Service has extended a wind advisory on Thursday morning as strong, damaging winds from a passing nor’easter continue to affect several states. Packing gusts as high as 54 miles per hour, the storm dumped significant amounts of snow in Connecticut, New Jersey and New York as it rolled through [...]
Rep. Giffords Shooter Sentenced
By Marcos Gonzalez Jared Lee Loughner, the man who shot Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and killed six others last year in Tucson, AZ, was sentenced to life in prison without parole after confronting his victims for the first time since the incident. Loughner’s sentence of 7 life terms, plus 140 years brings an end to a [...]
Assad Refuses to Leave Syria
By Marcos Gonzalez Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has vowed, in a recent interview, to ‘live and die’ in Syria. He refuses to flee his country despite the bloody, 19-month-old uprising against him. The broadcast comes two days after British Prime Minister David Cameron mentioned that a safe exit and foreign exile for the London-educated Assad [...]
John Kerry as Secretary of State?
By Marcos Gonzalez With President Barack Obama locked in for another four years at the White House, the big question has quickly become: Who will succeed Hillary Clinton as secretary of state? Clinton has said she will step down when the current presidential term ends in January. “She intends to see through the transition of [...]
MA legalizes medical marijuana
Massachusetts voters passed the Question 3 ballot which legalized medical marijuana. Every New England state except New Hampshire has approved the medical use of the drug. Reporter Erin Connolly spoke with a spokesperson for the Massachusetts Medical Society to see where physicians stand on the passage. (Reporter Erin Connolly) LISTEN: Question 3 Passes
MA voters weigh ballot questions
Massachusetts residents are divided over their decision to allow terminally ill patients access to medication that will ultimately end their lives. When it comes to legalizing medical marijuana however, the ballot will more than likely pass. (Reporter Brittany Gervais) LISTEN: This Year’s Ballot Questions
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Serenata de Amor Brings Cape Verde to Emerson
Serenata de Amor, a musical theater project spearheaded by visual media arts associate professor Claire Andrade-Watkins, was brought to Emerson this past year. The project is a tribute to the morna of Cape Verde and Brava set in the 1940s. Andrade-Watkins worked with a team of faculty and staff members from Emerson to bring Serenata [...]
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