The New England News Collaborative is telling stories of our connected and rapidly changing region.
The NENC is a 9-station consortium of public media newsrooms reporting stories that are shared and broadcast across New England. Our multimedia coverage delves into climate change and clean energy; racial inequality and immigration; and the impacts of the pandemic on people, businesses and schools in the region.
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Fourth of July celebrations in western Massachusetts ranged from parades to historical presentations and fireworks.
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A bill headed to Gov. Chris Sununu's desk would keep the energy code at 2018 standards and update other building codes to 2021 standards. The New Hampshire chapter of the Home Builders Association has opposed adopting the updated energy codes, saying it would increase building costs.
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"I am hopeful that he will be showing some strength over the next few days," U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a Connecticut Democrat, said Wednesday.
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Health care providers nickname the summertime “trauma season,” when accidents tend to spike along with the temperature.
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Businesses in the western Massachusetts town of Lenox see a marked spike in customers while James Taylor plays his annual July 3rd and 4th concerts.
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A survey of 1000 people conducted by an organization that helps pay for abortions in Massachusetts found that 40% of those who could get an abortion in the state don't know where they're available.
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Gov. Ned Lamont announced a new key player in his administration Tuesday. Matt Brokman, a senior advisor to the governor since January 2023, will take on the role as Lamont’s chief of staff.
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A seemingly routine construction project caught the eye of some local nature lovers, who say the grocery chain disrupted a vital habitat for local species.
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Forget the era of volunteers getting water quality data every five days. Data loggers are collecting information every 10 minutes.
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The service refers callers to housing and health resources. To get back to being 24/7, it needed an extra $332,000 allocated by the Vermont Legislature.