New England News

Lakeville, MA – Grief counselors will be available to
students and staff at Holliston High School as the school community comes to grips with the death of a student on the football team. WAMC's Jill Rontey has more. COPYRIGHT 2008 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

MA – Sen. Edward Kennedy will not be on Capitol Hill this week when Congress returns from its summer break. But the Massachusetts senator, who has brain cancer, does plan to return in
January. WAMC's Jill Rontey has more. COPYRIGHT 2008 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

MA – Federal agriculture officials plan to try a method never used before in the U.S. to rid one Massachusetts city of a tree killing insect. Paul Tuthill reports. COPYRIGHT 2008 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

By Nancy Cohen

Kuparuk River, Alaska – Climate change is becoming a key issue in the Presidential race. But the part of the country where climate change is occurring the most rapidly is a long ways from the campaign trail --- on the north slope of Alaska. As part of a collaboration with Northeast stations, WNPRs Nancy Cohen reports that north of the Arctic Circle warmer temperatures are making it harder for some fish populations to survive.

MA – The FBI is marking fugitive mob boss James ``Whitey'' Bulger's 79th birthday by doubling the reward for information leading to his capture. WAMC's Paul Tuthill reports.

Springfield, MA – Officials in Springfield Massachusetts say a pilot program will be launched later this month in a single neighborhood in hopes it will lead to more household waste being recycled. WAMC's Paul Tuthill reports.COPYRIGHT 2008 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Springfield, MA – On the first day of the new school year in Springfield Massachusetts Tuesday, the new superintendent of the city's public schools visited several schools to greet students and staff. WAMC's Paul Tuthill has more. COPYRIGHT 2008 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

MA – The life sciences industry in Massachusetts is getting a major boost with three companies expanding operations in the state. WAMC's Jill Rontey has more. COPYRIGHT 2008 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

MA – Massachusetts apple growers say they expect a
strong harvest this fall thanks to the hot and wet weather in August. WAMC's Jill Rontey has more. COPYRIGHT 2008 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Springfield, MA – Eleven unions representing nearly 10,000 faculty and staff at state universities and colleges have filed an unfair labor practices complaint against the state Board of Higher Education and the University of Massachusetts board of trustees. WAMC's Jill Rontey has more. COPYRIGHT 2008 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.