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The state of Massachusetts is in a cash-crunch. WFCR's Tina Antolini has more.

The state of Massachusetts needs to borrow $400-million in short-term loans in order to make more than $1-billion dollars in local aid payments next week. State treasurer Tim Cahill told WFCR's Tina Antolini that the state fully...

Nearly half the residents in Holyoke, Massachusetts are of Puerto Rican descent. The city is also home to Irish, African Americans, and French Canadians. An annual program called "One Book Holyoke" seeks to bring the city's...

A study commissioned by the non-partisan voting rights group Mass Vote says same-day registration could lead to a sharp jump in turnout on election day. The study, conducted by researchers at Cal-Tech and NYU says had election day...

Artist Leni Fried is is inspired by political events and social wrongs. WFCR's Karen Brown recently visited Fried in her print-making studio in Cummington, Massachusetts.


To see more of Leni Fried's work:...

It's traditional in the 40 days before Easter known as Lent for Christians to give up candy or meat, maybe abstain from alcohol. This year, some of the faithful have put a new spin on the practice.

Wireless devices like cell phones and blackberries are everywhere these days. There are even wireless medical devices implanted in people. These devices can monitor vital signs or even shock an erratically beating heart back into a...