Karen Brown

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80 years after his death, a soldier killed at Pearl Harbor was given a military burial

Sunday, January 28, 2024

After more than 80 years, remains of a Navy sailor killed at Pearl Harbor aboard the USS California were identified and flown to Massachusetts for burial this weekend with full military honors.

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Gambling is easier than ever. That's not the case for finding gambling addiction help

Wednesday, December 27, 2023

The opportunity to gamble is no farther away than your phone, but treatment for gambling addiction is much harder to find.

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He was diagnosed with colon cancer 7 years ago. He's barely taken a day off since

Saturday, April 22, 2023

Frank Marchand is a plumber who fits his busy work schedule around chemotherapy treatments. He says he wouldn't have it any other way.

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College Students On Lockdown Share Their New Normal

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

College students are finishing the semester from home — getting used to living again with siblings, parents and the slow pace of isolation. UMass-Amherst students sent us scenes from lockdown.

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Police Offering Drug Recovery Help: 'We Can't Arrest Our Way Out Of This Problem'

Saturday, February 08, 2020

Police departments are toning down the law enforcement, and offering drug users recovery help instead. But convincing drug users to accept the help is not easy.

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Jury Awards $27 Million To Massachusetts Man Wrongfully Convicted Of Murder

Wednesday, October 02, 2019

Mark Schand spent nearly 30 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit. He considers the vindication more important than the money.

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Plotted From A Prison Cot, Wrongly Accused Man Whips Smoothie Dream Into Reality

Wednesday, February 20, 2019

As an exoneree, Mark Schand did not qualify for job training, tuition help or other re-entry services offered to people on parole. But he did fight for, and receive, monetary compensation.

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A Twist On 'Involuntary Commitment': Some Heroin Users Request It

Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Some Massachusetts opioid users are so desperate to quit the drug habit that they are asking judges to lock them up and require treatment. Critics question whether courts should play this role.

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Never Mind The White Dress, Turns Out Emily Dickinson Had A Green Thumb

Saturday, June 18, 2016

Archaeologists are working to unearth the poet's original gardens and bring the homestead back to its natural state. The hope is to revive the plants and flowers she vividly described in her poetry.

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The Science Of Getting Kids Organized

Tuesday, February 02, 2016

Can teaching kids impulse control, self-evaluation and focus actually help them do better in school? Parents are paying top dollar for executive function coaches.

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Amherst College Gives Unofficial Mascot 'Lord Jeff' The Boot

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

The mascot is a caricature of Lord Jeffery Amherst, an English general who proposed giving blankets from smallpox patients to Native Americans. The school receives many complaints about the mascot.

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No Man's Land: When Innocent Prisoners Are Released

Sunday, November 08, 2015

Unlike prisoners who've served their sentences, prisoners who've been exonerated and released are not eligible for any re-entry programs from the state, and this is common across the country.

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Addiction Takes A Toll On An Unlikely Friendship

Sunday, May 17, 2015

Lance Rice, a recovering heroin addict, became friends with Nina Rossi, whose house he robbed in 2013. The friendship waned after Rice had a relapse, but they still have kind words for each other.

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A Rural Police Chief Asks Citizens To Help Pick Up Used Syringes

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

The rise in heroin use in the town of Turners Falls, Mass., has led to another problem: a proliferation of discarded hypodermic needles. Police can't keep up, so they've asked residents to help.

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Heroin Recovery And Redemption Where You'd Least Expect It

Saturday, April 19, 2014

Kicking opiate addition is always hard, even with support. Lance Rice got that help from a very unlikely source: a woman whose house he had robbed to get money for heroin.

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