Editor’s note: This column was produced before Gene Wengert died in 2025. It is printed here in memoriam. Q How deep should needles go in rough or planed lumber using a pin moisture meter? Insulated ...

To better understand which social media platforms Americans use, Pew Research Center surveyed 5,022 U.S. adults from Feb. 5 to June 18, 2025. SSRS conducted this National Public Opinion Reference ...

AGAWAM, Mass. (WWLP) – As part of a statewide rollout, Eversource crews have begun installing smart meters in Agawam, aiming to enhance outage detection and energy management for residents. The ...

Rhode Island Energy, the state's largest utility, is well underway on their $153 million program to install approximately 540,000 smart electricity meters around the state. These advanced meters will ...

STORY. WE’LL BRING YOU MORE UPDATES AS IT DEVELOPS. ALL RIGHT. IT’S BEEN A HOT AND EXPENSIVE SUMMER FOR ELECTRICITY CUSTOMERS ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS, AS MANY HAVE FACED SURGING BILLS THANKS TO THE HOT ...

The United States is one of just three countries that "prefers" imperial measurements over the international metric standard. The motivation why has less to do with official policy than you might ...

Kara Alaimo is an associate professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Her book “Over the Influence: Why Social Media Is Toxic for Women and Girls — And How We Can Take It Back” was ...

In our brave new world of smart appliances and internet-connected everything (why would I want my dryer linked to WiFi?), a lot of things are much more convenient. Unfortunately, one thing that's ...

For decades, Americans worried about their kids getting high. Now, alarming new data suggest they should be just as worried about their parents and grandparents—and demanding that their legislators ...

Either way, let’s not be in denial about it. Credit...Illustration by Christoph Niemann Supported by By Kevin Roose and Casey Newton Kevin Roose and Casey Newton are the hosts of The Times’s “Hard ...

Eversource will begin installing the first smart meters at customers’ homes and businesses in Western Massachusetts in late July and continue through the following months. The energy company will ...

Most of us would never intentionally bring something unsafe into our homes. That's why we research new products before buying them. None of us wants to look back and think we exposed ourselves or our ...