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cranberry bog

How a family is transforming its cranberry bog from environmental liability to climate change buffer

Environment

Farmers reckon with the environmental costs of an annual Thanksgiving tradition.

John Smith and part of his famous 1616 map of New England

Here’s the story of Captain John Smith you didn’t get from the Disney flick

Books
Squanto as captured slave. One of the reconstructed scenes from a new exhibit in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Native Americans get the chance to tell their side of the Pilgrim story

Conflict
William and Alice Bradford in the doorway to their home. The couple is portrayed by real life couple, Chris and Norah Messier.

Pilgrims recall their first days in America as immigrants

Lifestyle & Belief

Hot New Anthem Contest for Volcanic Caribbean Nation

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The World

Weird Al Yankovic’s High School Band

Alfred Yankovic had dreams of joining a rock band with the cool kids. Unsurprisingly, he was rebuffed: the cool kids didn’t need an accordion player. There were no hipsters to reclaim the instrument in those dark ages, he claims; “I was the original hipster.” Fearing himself resigned to a career of bar mitzvahs and weddings, […]

Old Colony Rail Line Restored

The southeastern corner of Massachusetts is known as the Old Colony and its towns, including Plymouth, are some of the earliest settlements in the nation. The restoration of passenger rail service connecting the area to Boston has sparked a lively discussion about future development in this region, which is known for its pine barrens, farm […]

The World

Old Colony Railroad

The southeastern corner of Massachusetts is known as the “Old Colony.” Its towns, including Plymouth, are some of the earliest settlements in the nation. The restoration of an abandoned railroad connecting the area to Boston has sparked a lively discussion about future development in this region known for its cranberry bogs, pine barrens and farmland. […]

The World

Waste Not, Want Not

President Obama’s decision to cut funds for the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository leaves operators of the nation’s reactors stuck with more than 120 million pounds of high-level waste. Much of it is housed in huge pools that environmentalists call v