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WBUR @wbur.org · Nov 12

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Stephanie Brinley, the new CEO of Zoo New England, describes herself as a lifelong animal person. Just don’t ask her which one is her favorite.

Meet the new woman in charge of Greater Boston's zoos

Stephanie Brinley started as the new president and CEO of Zoo New England last week. Brinley spoke to WBUR about her lifelong love of animals, the challenges of running a zoo and upcoming attractions at Boston's Franklin Park Zoo and Stoneham's Stone Zoo.

WBUR @wbur.org · 2d

Boston police officers are refusing to cooperate with the city’s police oversight agency, according to a civilian watchdog group in a new letter sent to the police commissioner. The group also says Commissioner Michael Cox ignores recommendations for officer discipline.

Police oversight board tells commissioner to stop ignoring its discipline recommendations

Boston police officers are refusing to cooperate with the city’s police oversight agency, according to a civilian watchdog group in a new letter sent to the police commissioner. The group also says Co...

WBUR @wbur.org · 2d

Boston's Symphony Hall is marking 125 years. On its opening night in 1900, the new concert hall drew patrons in more than 250 carriages. Today, the landmark’s revolutionary acoustics — engineered by a Harvard physics professor — continue to set the standard for concert halls worldwide.

At 125, Boston's Symphony Hall still sings

On its opening night in 1900, Boston's Symphony Hall drew patrons in more than 250 carriages and headlines nationwide. Today, the landmark’s revolutionary acoustics — engineered by a Harvard physics p...

WBUR @wbur.org · 2d

Areas of flooding rain, gusty wind and coastal flooding will impact many up and down the East Coast in the coming days, as a nor'easter churns toward Massachusetts.

Nor'easter to whip up wind, waves and rain over long weekend

Areas of flooding rain, gusty wind and coastal flooding will impact many up and down the East Coast in the coming days, as a nor'easter churns toward Massachusetts.

WBUR @wbur.org · 2d

The “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” asked nine universities to meet a variety of demands, from banning the consideration of race and gender in admissions decisions, to requiring undergraduate applicants take the SAT or ACT.

MIT won't agree to Trump's sweeping higher education demands, school's president says

The “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” asked nine universities to meet a variety of demands, from banning the consideration of race and gender in admissions decisions, to requiring ...

WBUR @wbur.org · 2d

In the few weeks since announcing his run for Senate, political outsider Graham Platner is drawing big crowds and raising lots of money. But Maine's incumbent, Republican Sen. Susan Collins, is no easy political mark. Nor is Democratic Gov. Janet Mills, who may soon enter the race.

Can a Maine oyster farmer defeat Sen. Susan Collins and save the Democrats?

In the few weeks since announcing his run for Senate, political outsider Graham Platner is drawing big crowds and raising lots of money. But Maine's incumbent, Republican Sen. Susan Collins, is no eas...

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Nik DeCosta-Klipa @nikdecostaklipa.bsky.social · 2d

This morning in WBUR Today: 4 more cities want in on the Everett soccer stadium negotiations

— The Orange Line's long weekend
— HONK returns — with some changes
— The Urban Grape closes up shop
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4 more cities want in on the Everett soccer stadium negotiations

As the New England Revolution negotiate with Boston over their plan for a stadium in Everett, leaders in Malden, Medford, Chelsea and Revere also want a seat at the table.

WBUR @wbur.org · 2d

Essay: It’s a fascinating choice humans make, to hide or bury that which makes us uncomfortable or doesn’t conform to expectations — be it a river or a person, writes Jan Donley.

Daylighting rivers. Unburying myself

The word “daylighting” appeals to the poet in me, writes Jan Donley. Bringing something out of the shadows and into the sun is, after all, a poetic story. So standing there, watching the flow of the r...

WBUR @wbur.org · 2d

Chelsea residents have been fighting to improve the city's environment and in turn, their own health. The latest setback to that ongoing battle: the cancelation of a federal grant to mitigate flooding.

In Chelsea, an air, water, land fight for environmental justice

Chelsea is an industrial hub for the region and has a troubled highway overpass that cuts through it. But there's a real cost. Chelsea residents have been fighting to improve the city's environment an...

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Knyvet @knyvet.bsky.social · 3d

Shoutout to WBUR for the report on Stop Calling Me Frank's barnstorming ode to Market Basket, with a Terry O'Malley interview that pulls back the burgundy jacket on the origins of this 'punk rock anthem' out on Rum Bar.

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A punk rock anthem for Market Basket

The iconic grocery chain’s community spirit is what Boston punk rock band Stop Calling Me Frank strove to capture in “MB Anthem (The Market Basket Song).”

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Nik DeCosta-Klipa @nikdecostaklipa.bsky.social · 3d

What's causing the delays at Logan Airport this week? It's likely not (just) the government shutdown.

Plus:
— Mass. residents, time to check your smoke detectors
— Say goodbye to Boston's only REI
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What's causing the delays at Logan Airport this week? Here's what we know

As air traffic control staffing shortages related to the federal government shutdown disrupt flights across the country, the Boston airport has struggled with its own wave of delays this week. But acc...

WBUR @wbur.org · 3d

On the eve of respiratory virus season, Massachusetts public health officials said Wednesday that confusion and misinformation stemming from the federal government are making it harder for them to keep people safe from vaccine-preventable diseases.

Mass. doctors decry Trump administration's delays and misinformation on vaccines

On the eve of respiratory virus season, Massachusetts public health officials said Wednesday that confusion and misinformation stemming from the federal government are making it harder for them to kee...

WBUR @wbur.org · 3d

Commentary: Measuring food insecurity over the next few years will be especially critical since the One Big Beautiful Bill Act included $186 billion in cuts to SNAP, write Paul Shafer and Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba.

First, the Trump administration cut SNAP benefits. Now it wants to stop measuring food insecurity

On the heels of $186 billion in cuts to SNAP, the Trump Administrations announced plans to cancel a long-running annual report on food security. But stopping the count doesn’t stop the suffering, writ...

WBUR @wbur.org · 4d

After an unseasonably warm stretch for October, the coolest air of the season so far is moving in. But high winds and rain are likely to cap the long weekend.

Forecast: Fall weather arrives for the long weekend, capped by a stormy holiday

After an unseasonably warm stretch for October, the coolest air of the season so far is moving in. But high winds and rain are likely to cap the long weekend.

WBUR @wbur.org · 4d

The first wife of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, Joan Kennedy, died Wednesday at the age of 89. Her son Patrick Kennedy praised her as a classically trained pianist and advocate for addiction recovery who helped break stigma and inspired others to seek help.

Joan Kennedy, first wife of Sen. Edward Kennedy, has died

The first wife of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, Joan Kennedy, died Wednesday at the age of 89. Her son Patrick Kennedy praised her as a classically trained pianist and advocate for addiction recovery ...

WBUR @wbur.org · 4d

Massport said Tuesday there has not been "any impacts to operations at Logan or Worcester Regional due to the federal shutdown." But this is despite claims from the FAA that staffing issues caused delays at Boston's airport earlier this week.

Massport: Logan flight delays unrelated to government shutdown

Massport said Tuesday there has not been "any impacts to operations at Logan or Worcester Regional due to the federal shutdown." But this is despite claims from the Federal Aviation Administration tha...

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Tiffany Campbell @tiffanycampbell.bsky.social · 4d

Don't forget to set @wbur.org as your preferred source in Google! www.wbur.org/news/2025/10...

How to make sure WBUR shows up in your Google searches

If you use Google, one way to ensure that its algorithm is surfacing the best and most relevant of WBUR’s journalism is to set WBUR as a “preferred source.”

WBUR @wbur.org · 4d

A dozen facilities saw air traffic control shortages on Monday, delaying flights at several airports. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy blamed "a slight tick-up in sick calls" due to the shutdown.

The government shutdown is snarling air travel. Officials say it could get worse

A dozen facilities saw air traffic control shortages on Monday, delaying flights at several airports. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy blamed "a slight tick-up in sick calls" due to the shutdown.

WBUR @wbur.org · 4d

Essay: Since I was a teenager, I’ve jumped at any opportunity to watch Jean Valjean break parole, Fantine dream a dream and Javert swear by the stars, Karen Wilfrid writes. She’s seen “Les Mis” 14 times, but it was the most recent one, a high school production, that took her by surprise.

‘Les Misérables’ is 40 this year — and I’ve never loved it more

Since I was a teenager, I’ve jumped at any opportunity to watch Jean Valjean break parole, Fantine dream a dream and Javert swear by the stars, Karen Wilfrid writes. She’s seen “Les Mis” 14 times, but...

WBUR @wbur.org · 4d

What if public spaces were designed for imagination, reflection and community? Artist crystal bi is creating environments where dreams and memories help shape the future of Boston.

Artist crystal bi cultivates space for collective imagination

Artist crystal bi is transforming Boston’s public spaces with interactive events that invite residents to reflect on memory, belonging, and the power of imagination. Through collaborative experiences ...

WBUR @wbur.org · 5d

The IFFBoston Fall Focus selections span the globe and range from children’s animated adventures to Broadway biopics and drag queen zombie comedies.

'It's sheer gluttony' — IFFBoston's Fall Focus is packed with range

The 11th annual Fall Focus spills out over two weekends (plus some days) with a whopping 27 titles unspooling Oct. 9-Nov. 4. "They’ve got domestic psychodramas, international political thrillers and J...

WBUR @wbur.org · 5d

The court's decision details some of the ways Harvard failed to supervise the morgue — and the morgue manager, Cedric Lodge. Among them: ignoring the license plate on his orange Subaru Crosstrek: GRIM-R

The body part theft lawsuits against Harvard are getting new life

The state's highest court yesterday revived a dozen lawsuits filed against Harvard Medical School in connection with the gruesome thefts of donated body parts from the school's morgue. Now, families o...

WBUR @wbur.org · 5d

With Merrimack Station shutting down in New Hampshire, there will no longer be coal burned in New England to power the grid.

New England’s last coal plant has stopped operating, according to its owners

Granite Shore Power, the company that owns the coal plant in Bow, New Hampshire, said they ceased commercial operations Sept. 12, about a year and a half after they announced they would retire their f...

WBUR @wbur.org · 5d

In 2020, the folk musician Jake Blount launched into national awareness with the release of his debut album, “Spider Tales.” His reclamation of Black and Indigenous mountain music spoke to the nation’s racial reckoning, and led him to invent a new genre: Afrofuturist folk.

Jake Blount's dystopian folk music is an omen for the present

The Providence musician released his first album of Black mountain music during America’s racial reckoning. Amid Trump’s DEI purge and environmental collapse, his Afrofuturist folk hits different.

WBUR @wbur.org · 6d

Activists connected through an immigrant advocacy group called LUCE are documenting arrests throughout the state. The "ICE watchers" record the names of those detained to make sure they’re accounted for, and help family members connect to resources.

As ICE ramps up activity in Mass., this group bears witness

Activists connected through an immigrant advocacy group called LUCE are documenting arrests throughout the state. The "ICE watchers" record the names of those detained to make sure they’re accounted f...