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A lot happens in Boston every day. To help you keep up, WBUR, Boston's NPR News station, pulled these stories together just for you.

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A lot happens in Boston every day. To help you keep up, WBUR, Boston's NPR News station, pulled these stories together just for you.

    They save lives, but they can't buy a house: First responders hit by Cape and Islands housing crisis

    They save lives, but they can't buy a house: First responders hit by Cape and Islands housing crisis

    Orleans first responders share their struggle in searching for a house on the expensive Cape. Single-family homes in Orleans sold for a median price of $1.2 million last year. That’s 68% more than the median sale price Cape-wide, according to the Cape and Islands Association of Realtors.

    • 5 min
    'Watching the best in the world': Boston's pro women's hockey team battles in championship

    'Watching the best in the world': Boston's pro women's hockey team battles in championship

    Rev. Laura Everett writes about Boston professional women's sports for a website she started. She says it's a treat to watch Olympic athletes and other elite hockey players on PWHL Boston.

    • 3 min
    ‘Hope I’m going to live that long’: Land conservation program leaves applicants in limbo

    ‘Hope I’m going to live that long’: Land conservation program leaves applicants in limbo

    In Massachusetts, preserving more forests, fields and wetlands is a critical way the state plans to slow climate change. But a popular land conservation program leaves many property owners in limbo. They apply, spend $5,000-$15,000 on surveys, appraisals and legal fees and then wait. "I might die before this is done," said one applicant.

    • 4 min
    5 things to do this Memorial Day weekend

    5 things to do this Memorial Day weekend

    From the Boston Calling Music Festival to a new exhibit at the ICA Watershed, there’s plenty to do over the holiday weekend.

    • 4 min
    The Wolff Sisters bring their Massachusetts Americana to Boston Calling

    The Wolff Sisters bring their Massachusetts Americana to Boston Calling

    Since they were teens — and even tweens — the Wolff Sisters have been honing an Americana sound with Massachusetts as a muse. Now they're playing at Boston Calling.

    • 5 min
    Harvard professor speaks on the student protesters denied degrees ahead of commencement

    Harvard professor speaks on the student protesters denied degrees ahead of commencement

    The Harvard's highest governing boars yesterday voted down a recommendation from faculty that would have allowed the students to get their degrees despite receiving suspensions for their role in in the pro-Palestinian protest encampment on campus. Professor Ryan Enos, who supported supported the students getting degrees, joins WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss.

    • 4 min

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