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Cyber incident causes public schools closure Tuesday in Springfield
All public schools in Springfield, Mass., will be closed Tuesday, September 8, following a cyber incident.
Crackdown in Springfield on kratom, an herbal supplement with opioid effects
It's been almost a decade since federal health officials first issued a warning about the herbal product kratom, promoted as a safe alternative to opioids for pain. It remains readily available in stores. Massachusetts and Springfield officials are taking action.
Eastern MA 'applying for one side of the deal’ in request for 20M gallons a day more of water from Quabbin
As eastern Massachusetts officials ask for more water from the Quabbin Reservoir in western Mass., the state's Interbasin Transfer Act stipulates applications need to spell out which communities will receiving the water, why they need it and whether other options been explored. At the moment says Mass. state Representative Aaron Saunders (D-Belchertown), those answers are not in the MWRA's application.
Study finds Maine has one of the highest demands for seasonal foreign labor in the country
Maine's hospitality and agricultural industries in particular rely on visa workers.
House votes to extend regulatory pause on lobster fishery, delaying right whale protections
This week the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would push back planned protections for the North Atlantic right whale by another seven years.
AI curriculum model to pilot in Springfield school, not without teacher pushback
A pilot program of an AI teaching model will start being used at the end of September, in a single classroom at a public middle school in Springfield, Massachusetts. Some educators see it as an opportunity to address learning challenges and engage students, while others say the decision to use this AI program was made too quickly — and independently.
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