-
5 days ago | 
wbur.org | Hanna Ali
Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's Saturday morning newsletter, The Weekender. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. This Monday, roughly 30,000 runners will set off from Hopkinton toward Boston's Boylston Street for the 129th annual Boston Marathon. If you've ever been a spectator at this storied race, you know seeing someone run 26.2 miles is an astonishing, yet inspiring human feat. People of all abilities, ages and backgrounds run the race each year.
-
6 days ago | 
wbur.org | Hanna Ali |Nik DeCosta-Klipa
Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's daily morning newsletter, WBUR Today. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. Now, let's get to the news:Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, the state's largest commercial health insurer, is rolling back its coverage of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy for weight loss.
-
1 week ago | 
wbur.org | Hanna Ali
Massachusetts is turning 250: When and where to celebrate Patriots' Day for freeEditor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's daily morning newsletter, WBUR Today. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. Much of Massachusetts received snow on Saturday, but Ashburnham (which got eight inches of snow in total) was the "lucky" winner of this April surprise storm.
-
1 week ago | 
wbur.org | Hanna Ali
Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's Saturday morning newsletter, The Weekender. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. We've had plenty of April showers — so where are the spring flowers? Flowering trees like magnolias and cherry blossoms began to bud in March, while in-ground flowers like tulips and daffodils have been steadily pushing their way up through the soil.
-
2 weeks ago | 
wbur.org | Hanna Ali
Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's daily morning newsletter, WBUR Today. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. What's in your wallet? The deadline to get a REAL ID in Massachusetts is only one month away. If you prefer to use a license instead of your passport when you travel domestic, you'll need a REAL ID to board a flight starting May 7. You'll also need it to enter federal buildings.
-
2 weeks ago | 
wbur.org | Hanna Ali
Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's Saturday morning newsletter, The Weekender. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. Earth Day isn't until April 22, but that isn’t the only day this month to show your appreciation for the planet. Throughout April, volunteer groups from around Greater Boston are organizing cleanup efforts to get their communities prepped for spring and summer.
-
3 weeks ago | 
wbur.org | Nik DeCosta-Klipa |Hanna Ali
Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's daily morning newsletter, WBUR Today. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. The MBTA resumes seasonal ferry service to East Boston and Lynn today, but the coming month won’t be such smooth sailing on the rails. Not an April Fool’s joke: A monthlong service disruption begins April 1 on the Red Line’s Ashmont Branch in Dorchester.
-
3 weeks ago | 
wbur.org | Hanna Ali
Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's Saturday morning newsletter, The Weekender. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. Beach season in New England may still be several months away. But for our most steadfast beachgoers, the piping plover, now's the perfect time to hit the coast. Each year, the small, sandy-colored shorebirds return to Massachusetts to nest in the dunes of the state's beaches between late March and early April to breed.
-
1 month ago | 
wbur.org | Nik DeCosta-Klipa |Hanna Ali
A map at East Taunton station shows the newly extended South Coast Rail routes to Fall River and New Bedford. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's daily morning newsletter, WBUR Today. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. Whether you’re a traffic-weary commuter or just planning a day trip, here are the basics to know about South Coast Rail:How long does it take? Just over 90 minutes — both from New Bedford and Fall River — to South Station.
-
1 month ago | 
wbur.org | Hanna Ali
Fake-outs, zingers and a song: The best jokes from the 2025 St. Patrick’s Day breakfastSenate President Karen E. Spilka greets Boston Mayor Michelle Wu at the annual St. Patrick's Day Breakfast in 2024. (Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's daily morning newsletter, WBUR Today. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here.
