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This weekend kicks off the celebration of "The First Launch Centennial" - marking Robert H. Goddard launched the world’s first liquid-fueled rocket in Massachusetts.
His breakthrough in March 1926 lasted only seconds — but it proved that space travel was possible.
Maple syrup is just the beginning. At Breakheart Reservation in Saugus, visitors can see how sap becomes maple sugar — a process that takes patience and plenty of arm strength. 🍁
A therapist and podcast host uses lived experience to help others rebuild trust with food and themselves
It's spring in New England when the sap starts flowing!
At Breakheart Reservation Saugus - March 14th & 15th mark maple sugaring days. Erika Tarantal got a look at some of the traditional methods used by Native Americans for thousands of years to collect the sap from maple trees.
This refurbished payphone in downtown Boston puts you through to a senior center in Reno, Nevada.
Why?
The creators say they're trying to create bridges between Boomers and Zoomers, two groups studies show face high levels of loneliness.
Inside a Massachusetts bear den: three tiny cubs, just weeks old. Wildlife biologists say the state’s black bear population now numbers around 5,000.
#BlackBears
#WildlifeResearch
Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut collaborates with New Balance and Adia to create a prosthetic harness for Charlotte, a green sea turtle suffering from "bubble butt" syndrome.
Research has discovered that great whites off the Cape spend about half their time in water that is 15-feet deep or less
Eighth grade students from Dexter Southfield School in Brookline found inspiration in the story of bakery founder during a public speaking project, culminating in a visit to her bakery
Today, March 5th, is Crispus Attucks Commendation Day in Boston — honoring the man widely regarded as the first person killed in the American Revolution during the Boston Massacre in 1770.
www.wcvb.com/article/blair-underwood-...
Kittie Knox was a trouser-wearing trailblazer who broke color and gender barriers in cycling. 🚲
Today, you can bike a path named in her honor in Cambridge.
More on the life and times of Kittie Knox: www.wcvb.com/article/cityline-the-lif...