Karen Brown
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With New Rules, Child Care Providers Wonder How To Keep Children Apart, Masked
Starting Monday, child care centers in Massachusetts can apply to reopen as part of the governor's Phase Two plan. But they will have to meet the state's → Read More
Visits to Doctor Rebound, But Many Patients Are Still Staying Away
A new study finds that visits to the doctor have rebounded somewhat from the beginning of the pandemic, but are still well below normal. → Read More
As People Die From Overdoses, Health Leaders And Police Struggle To Measure Success
You might not expect Sheryl Holmes to be among those who consider the Drug Addiction and Recovery Team (DART) a success. Less than a month after a DART → Read More
Recovery Coaches Offer Nonjudgmental Support To Fill Addiction Treatment Gaps
Charlie Lopez and Susan Daley meet most Wednesday evenings at the Nest, a recovery meeting room in Belchertown, Massachusetts. → Read More
Retracing The 1902 Hike That May Have Saved The White Mountains
In 1902, two middle-aged women organized a hiking trip through the White Mountains of New Hampshire, which were at the time under threat from logging and → Read More
How Doctors Can Convince Vaccine Skeptics To Immunize Their Kids
As outbreaks of measles continue across the country, public health leaders are doubling down on the importance of childhood vaccination. → Read More
South Deerfield, Mass., Man Indicted For Selling Fentanyl Disguised As Oxycodone
A man from South Deerfield, Massachusetts, has been indicted for selling potentially deadly, counterfeit painkillers in Kansas. → Read More
In Defense Of Processed Foods: Scientist Says Tech Helps Solve Global Food Dilemmas
There's a lot of debate about the safety and value of food that's been processed, from genetic modification to nutritional enhancement. → Read More
More Than Just A One-Man Band: Matt Lorenz, The Suitcase Junket, Is A Modern Troubador
The Suitcase Junket is a one-man band that defies neat categorization. → Read More
A Campus Police Chief Is On Leave After Protests Over His Political Views
The campus police chief for both Smith and Mount Holyoke colleges has been put on administrative leave following protests about his perceived political → Read More
Apology For Offensive Comments By Hadley, Mass., Official Leaves Some Unsatisfied
The Hadley, Massachusetts, planning board wants to put to rest a controversy over comments made by one of its members. But some critics are still not → Read More
Emails Show Hampshire Considered UMass A Potential Partner In November
At a press conference on January 15, Hampshire College President Miriam Nelson announced the small, liberal arts college was seeking a "strategic partner." → Read More
Hampshire College Faculty Vote On Leadership, But Encounter Technical Glitch
Faculty at Hampshire College this week voted on a resolution to express no confidence in the leadership of the Amherst, Massachusetts, institution. But → Read More
Hampshire College Begins Layoffs With Nine Staff Members
The president of Hampshire College has announced a first round of staff layoffs. This comes a month after the college said it's seeking a "strategic → Read More
Exoneree Runs Smoothie Chain, Making Up For 27 Years Of Lost Entrepreneurship
From his prison cot, for 27 years, Mark Schand plotted out a retail empire he’d been envisioning since well before his arrest. → Read More
On Question 1, What Can Massachusetts Learn From California?
In Massachusetts, ballot Question 1 would limit the number of patients that a nurse can oversee in a hospital. California is the only state so far to → Read More
Congressional Race Pits Civil Rights Lawyer Against 29-Year Incumbent
In the 1st Congressional District of Massachusetts, a 15-term incumbent who hasn’t faced a serious challenger in years is up against a black, female Muslim → Read More
Compulsive Gambling Expected To Spike As MGM Springfield Opens
Massachusetts is offering a program called GameSense to help prevent compulsive gambling. But where can people go when that program doesn't work? → Read More
‘GameSense’ Aims To Help Gamblers Understand The Odds Stacked Against Them
As MGM opens in Springfield, Massachusetts, regulators and casino operators are required to make sure problem gamblers have access to help. There’s a new → Read More
To Light Up Or Not? Gen Xers Reconsider Pot After Legalization
Recently, I decided to revisit my youth and go to a Dead show. For the uninitiated, Dead & Company includes a few original members of the iconic '60s → Read More