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Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey held a virtual roundtable with Berkshire County leaders Friday. He outlined new legislation that would expand a federal program that helps low-income households and seniors with their energy bills.

Governor Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., has weighed into the redistricting fight in Florida by proposing his own controversial congressional redistricting maps that dilute minority voting power.

Composer George Lam wanted people to experience a landmark neighborhood from the inside.

At the end of April, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced proposed product standards to prohibit menthol as a characterizing flavor in cigarettes and prohibit all characterizing flavors, other than tobacco, in cigars. Activist groups are cheering the move.

The House majority leader was indicted and forced to step aside. A new chief justice of the United States was confirmed, but a battle looms over a second nominee. It's a dramatic time in American politics.

Saadiq is a new soul making "old" music. His latest record, The Way I See It, could have come right out of the '60s, but his style doesn't mesh well with modern marketing. Saadiq is making the music he loves, which he doesn't think is "retro" at all.

Carol "Mommom" Cohn died at age 91 from COVID in 2020. Now, her family is honoring her memory by sharing the matriarch's beloved matzo ball soup recipe with the world.

The cultural highlights in our region this weekend include jazz, folk, classical brass … plus a whole lot more.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Thursday became the first woman in state history to be a major party nominee for governor. The state Democratic convention also featured Hillary Clinton as keynote speaker. Both expressed their concerns about the deep divisions in contemporary American politics.

For a campaign season in search of an issue, Ebola promises to be a prime topic. The virus touches on issues central to both parties — the role of government and its competence.