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Insider's Guide to New England. Weeknights at 7:30 on WCVB-TV Channel 5, the ABC affiliate in Boston

This weekend kicks off the celebration of "The First Launch Centennial" - marking Robert H. Goddard launched the world’s first liquid-fueled rocket in Massachusetts. His breakthrough in March 1926 lasted only seconds — but it proved that space travel was possible.

It's spring in New England when the sap starts flowing! At Breakheart Reservation Saugus - March 14th & 15th mark maple sugaring days. Erika Tarantal got a look at some of the traditional methods used by Native Americans for thousands of years to collect the sap from maple trees.

This refurbished payphone in downtown Boston puts you through to a senior center in Reno, Nevada. Why? The creators say they're trying to create bridges between Boomers and Zoomers, two groups studies show face high levels of loneliness.