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In the wake of last year’s tragic Boston school bus crash, WBUR and ProPublica began taking a closer look at Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s database and found that its process is faulty.

Here are five places within an hour of Boston where you can pick your own strawberries — and what to know before you go:

A lot happens in Boston every day. To help you keep up, WBUR, Boston's NPR News station, pulled these stories together just for you.

You don’t need to know a sailor or own a sailboat to go sailing in Boston. (You will have to take a few classes, though.) And once you’ve gotten started, it’s a skill you can hone over time and enjoy for summers to come, according to local sailing instructors.

From classics like paddling in a canoe or kayak to thrillers like windsurfing or driving an electric boat, we’ve collected some ways to make the most of the summer and splash around on the water in Greater Boston, for a range of budgets.

Brimfield — a western Massachusetts town of less than 4,000 — has hosted New England's largest outdoor antiques market for more than 60 years. And the upcoming July 14-19 run marks the second of the market's three yearly runs. The event boasts “thousands” of vendors and attracts more shoppers than organizers can even count, according to Lori Faxon, owner of the Brimfield Antiques Center.

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David Cummins, former senior vice president at government contractor Serco and Trump's pick to lead the TSA, has undergone two confirmation hearings as of last Thursday. TSA union representatives in New England are watching the process closely, WBUR's Rob Lane reports.

So pack a basket — here's where our staffers suggest setting up a picnic in Greater Boston:

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