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WBUR's Ally Jarmanning went to the Hynes Convention Center -- a mass vaccination site -- on Monday to talk to people about getting the vaccine, and reported for All Things Considered. 

Monday marks the day every adult in Massachusetts is eligible for a COVID shot. After months of having eligibility limited to certain age groups, occupations and health factors, everyone 16 and older can sign up to be vaccinated.

If approved, Vineyard Wind, to be built off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard, will be the first utility-scale wind farm in the United States.

With all adults now eligible, many public health experts believe the hardest push will be convincing those who remain reluctant, including Republican men, who were some of the most hesitant in recent national polling.

People who live or work in Massachusetts, 16 years or older, will now be able to get the shot. The state estimates about 1.7 million people will become eligible.

A federal judge has upheld temporary changes to the admissions policy at Boston's exam high schools, ruling against parents who said in a lawsuit that the policy discriminated against white and Asian students.

Massachusetts has some of the strongest gun control laws in the country. But it is also home to one of the country's biggest gun makers, Smith & Wesson. And business has never been better.

The president's $2 trillion infrastructure plan lays out his vision of better transit, broadband and more, but it doesn't yet specify which projects could get funded. Members of Congress from Massachusetts are working to put local improvements on the list.

Sandman, who died in 1999, left behind a trove of recordings being released for the first time by his former musical collaborators on April 16.

The vast majority of Boston voters believe racism is a serious issue facing the city, according to a new poll.

The vast majority of Boston voters believe racism is a serious issue facing the city, according to a new WBUR poll.

When investor Bernie Madoff’s ponzi scheme unraveled amid the financial crash of 2008, the numerous people he ripped off included clients in Boston -- and some who made money in the fraud too.

More than three-quarters of Boston voters support rent control to control soaring housing costs, according to a new WBUR poll.

More and more students are dealing with mental health issues in the pandemic, and their college professors want to help.

Acting Mayor Kim Janey and City Councilor Michelle Wu are in a virtual tie atop a crowded field. With 46% of voters still undecided, a lot could change before Sept. 21, when the top two finishers in preliminary balloting will advance to November's general election.

The DPH said in a statement that the directive is being given "out of an abundance of caution" as the CDC and FDA review six reported cases of the rare condition, none of which have occurred in Massachusetts.

Massachusetts health officials have temporarily put on hold the use of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine, creating uncertainty over how fast the state can vaccinate residents.

As Boston undertakes a host of reforms to improve police accountability, the city's police department sits rudderless and rocked by scandal.

Tuesday is the first full day of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month involving days of fasting and other forms of abstinence.

"We're at the stage of the pandemic where we're definitely seeing light at the end of the tunnel."