The strategies have been honed over decades of disease response.

Also, the hidden history of lace making in Massachusetts, and how the community today is carrying that tradition forward.

Lace was so valuable in the late 1700s that you could use it like money. Now, imagine 600 women, men, and children in Ipswich making it at home. They became an economic engine, but are now mostly a part of Massachusetts' Hidden History.

WBUR senior State House reporter Steve Brown walks us through the big issues still facing the Massachusetts Legislature with less than two weeks left in the legislative session.

Massachusetts's land and water is teeming with life. Here's how to behave appropriately if you meet an animal, small or large, in the great outdoors.

Plus, we learn about a substance exacerbating the opioid crisis in Massachusetts and how to be safe when encountering wildlife.

Massachusetts Congressman Stephen Lynch discusses his talks with the MBTA as the public transit agency deals with ongoing safety concerns, service cuts and recommendations from the Federal Transit Administration.

WBUR's Martha Bebinger talks Xylazine, the animal tranquilizer that is exacerbating the opioid crisis in Massachusetts.

Gus Rancatore, owner of Toscanini's Ice Cream, and chef Joe Gatto of From Scratch joined Radio Boston to share some of their most creative ice cream flavors — like espresso chipotle, grape nut and beyond!

Plus, we talk ice cream and what's on this weekend around Boston and beyond.