The next Massachusetts state budget will include a provision to close an age-of-consent loophole that leaves students vulnerable to sexual abuse by teachers. As WAMC reports, recent efforts to address the longstanding protection gap were driven by a rape case at a Pittsfield boarding school.

An interview with outgoing Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts President James Birge.

At the end of 2025, WAMC Berkshire Bureau Chief Josh Landes trekked deep into the Mount Plantain Preserve in Mount Washington to watch the beginning of a dam removal project aimed at restoring vital natural waterways in the region. This month, he returned for a celebration of its successful conclusion, and the unveiling of a new trail named for a community member who’s spent decades advocating for the land to be protected.

In this installment of Shakedown Beat, WAMC's Josh Landes reflects on The String Cheese Incident's first Western Massachusetts concert in a quarter century on June 23, 2026, at Tree House Brewing Company in Deerfield.

A mosquito in Clarksburg, Massachusetts, has tested positive for West Nile virus. It is the first such case in the commonwealth this year.

An interview with Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts President James Birge.

After months of silence, an advisory committee exploring a new flag and iconography for Massachusetts will meet Thursday morning.

This weekend marks the ninth installment of Solid Sound at MASS MoCA in North Adams. The keyboardist of festival organizers Wilco will be sharing clips from his forthcoming documentary on the life and influence of Bob James, a classically trained composer and pianist whose work took on an unexpected second life in the world of hip-hop.

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has issued a ruling that a question about rent control will be barred from the November ballot.

A high school in the most sparsely populated district in Massachusetts is partnering with the commonwealth’s largest public university to expand early college opportunities for students.