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Nov 13, 2024 | bostonglobe.com | Kirkland An |Christina Prignano

According to the National Interagency Fire Center, which tracks wildfires across the United States, there were 60 fires as of Wednesday that meet the criteria for inclusion in the center’s database. Explore the fires using the maps below. This data will be updated regularly as the drought continues. The National Interagency Fire Center data includes non-structure fires that occur in wildlands and have not been declared contained, controlled, or out.

Oct 29, 2024 | bostonglobe.com | Christopher Huffaker |Kirkland An

On Nov. 5, Massachusetts voters will decide whether to keep the state’s two-decade-old state test graduation requirement. The ballot measure, Question 2, would repeal the need for students to pass the Grade 10 exams in math, English language arts, and a science on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System. Voters may wonder: What does passing the tests really entail? Try the two quizzes below to find out. These are real questions from recent Grade 10 MCAS math and English exams.

Aug 18, 2024 | bostonglobe.com | Kirkland An |Stella Tannenbaum

As inflation hits the supermarket, you’ve probably noticed your regular grocery run has gotten more expensive. The Globe, in collaboration with market research firm Datasembly, is tracking prices of grocery store staples in the Boston area. Each month, we’ll update the prices on everyday items and follow trends over time. The tracker also offers city-by-city comparisons of grocery prices across dozens of categories. Read the full story. Kirkland An can be reached at [email protected].

Apr 19, 2024 | bostonglobe.com | Christina Prignano |Kirkland An

If you’re in Northern New England and missing the color green, worry not: spring is just around the corner. The USA National Phenology Network, a research organization that studies the changing of the seasons, estimates the arrival of spring each year in precise detail. Its latest data show that spring has finally arrived across most of New England, and the first leaves will begin showing in northern-most areas soon.

Apr 18, 2024 | bostonglobe.com | Dana Gerber |Kirkland An

Now, a new report has shed some light on who, exactly, these runaways are. And it probably does not bode well for the Bay State’s long-term economic competitiveness. Earlier this month, Boston Indicators, the research arm of the Boston Foundation, published an analysis exploring trends in so-called domestic outmigration in Massachusetts, or people leaving for elsewhere in America.