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Wood banks — which provide firewood to people in need at no charge — have officially existed in Maine for almost two decades. They're increasing in number, due in part to the rising cost of living, and cuts to government support programs.

Though SNAP has been restored and the shutdown has ended, some local restaurants took action to feed residents who relied on this aid and they've decided to continue this work throughout the month of November.

Black Trumpet is piecing together donated ingredients and volunteer kitchen power for "Free Lunch Mondays."

Groups around the country put on "shadow cast" productions of the cult classic, where generations of fans dress up like the characters, act out iconic scenes and bond over the film’s unique brand of camp.

When Erin Moulton learned what really happened to her great-aunt, she couldn't ignore the echoes of today's fights over reproductive rights.

Penny’s new novel, The Black Wolf, imagines Canada being pressured to become the 51st U.S. state. She canceled all U.S. book tour appearances — except this one — when those ideas started feeling real.

Join Estela Camacho as she builds her ofrenda for Día de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead. She is one of several community members that have an ofrenda on display in observance of the Mexican celebration.

There are about 28,000 legally blind people in Massachusetts.

The aerial tramway has been operating since the 1980s. An updated version of the tram is set to begin offering rides in two years.

Milton Levin is a UConn research professor and amateur photographer. Nearly every day he photographs Horsebarn Hill in Storrs Mansfield, Connecticut.