Jill Kaufman

Severe drought in Massachusetts has farmers tallying this year's losses. Many are working overtime to irrigate and supplement absent rainfall. Some streams and ponds they use have been drying up.

Fluctuating fuel prices are hitting the school bus industry hard. Some districts lock in fuel prices for multiple years, and others pay as you go. There's pain and uncertainty all around.

Eric Talbot has been drawing for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle franchise since the 1980s. Now, he's using his steady hand to ink tattoos.

A family-owned department store in western Massachusetts is shutting its doors after 137 years. For shoppers and employees, these last days have been like a reunion, and a wake.

Kalman is collaborating on a stage work with choreographer John Heginbotham. The piece is based on The Principles of Uncertainty, and is all about living while knowing you're going to die.

Large numbers of Puerto Rican families are expected to come to the U.S. mainland. Per capita, Holyoke, Mass., is home to the largest population of Puerto Ricans living in the continental U.S.

This year, many fields are bone dry — and that has many farmers in the region thinking about how to manage their land, their animals and the water that is there.

Long after the New England Patriots beat the Indianapolis Colts, in a game known best for its deflated footballs, a Colts fan is still getting his sweet revenge: by selling novelty foam hats.

Thousands of grandparents in Massachusetts are having to raise their grandchildren, in many cases because the parents are addicted to opiates. The process is fraught with tension.

New York, NY —

At 400 miles long the Connecticut River is one of the biggest water bodies in our region, stretching from Canada to Long Island Sound. It starts out narrow enough to leap across and widens into a broad estuary. People today water ski and kayak on ...