Are 17 turbines really running at Vineyard Wind? Here's what we saw by boat
Getting information about the state's only offshore wind project under construction has been difficult, so CAI and the Martha's Vineyard Times teamed up find out more.

Norfolk migrant shelter slated to close on Thursday, but town divisions remain
The state says the emergency assistance shelter program remains in crisis as it continues to close hotels and larger shelters.
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GBH lays off 13 staff at American Experience, pauses production of new documentaries
The move follows Congress' clawback of $1.1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. -
Massachusetts home sales, prices continue to rise in June
Single-family home sales were up 5.5% across Massachusetts in June and, at the halfway point in 2025, are up 3% over the same stretch last year, real estate market analysts said Tuesday. -
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Judge hears closing arguments in foreign academics' free speech case
Don Quixote, Henry II and other references came up in case about revoked green cards and student visas. -
Western Mass. cities seeking public input on how to spend opioid settlement money
As part of a national class action lawsuit, drug companies and pharmacies have to pay $1 billion to Massachusetts over 18 years. Sixty percent of the money goes to the state to distribute, and 40 percent to cities and towns directly.
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