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Baystate Health - the largest healthcare provider in western Massachusetts - is gearing up to acquire one of Springfield's biggest hospitals.

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Elizabeth Berg’s latest novel, ‘Life: A Love Story,’ brings readers into the final chapter of a remarkable life. It centers on ninety-two-year-old Florence Greene, who, begins writing an “autobiography in things” - a letter to a younger friend that traces her life through the objects she’s kept.

The Met Opera airs Saturdays at 1 p.m. beginning Dec. 6 through May 30, 2026.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul has proposed a tax on second homes in New York City to help raise more revenue there. Now, a Capital Region lawmaker is proposing a similar tax upstate.
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Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha ran the London Marathon in under two hours, but he only got second place. He told NPR he hopes to run his next marathon a minute faster.