The latest New England stories on topics like climate change and the environment, the economy, health, racial equity, culture and politics — as reported by newsrooms of the New England News Collaborative, a 9-station consortium of the region's top public media organizations.
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Todd Bookman/NHPRA former governor, the current attorney general and the state’s chief justice could all be called in the trial of Supreme Court Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi, who is accused of improper influence. -
Elodie Reed/Vermont PublicAmid public outcry, BTV officials say they want to help ICE detainees access legal advice in airportMore than 100 members of the public turned out for the Burlington Airport Commission meeting Wednesday to protest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, and its use of the facility to transfer detainees out of state.
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Grazynski is a member of a Connecticut chapter of Trout Unlimited, a conservation group, known as the Nutmeg Chapter. They say a portion of the Mill River in Fairfield near the Merritt Parkway, is in need of restoration. -
The town of Montague hired historical investigators to fill in details of the "Battle of Turners Falls," where 250 Native people were killed more than 350 years ago. The study was funded by the National Park Service. -
Librarians in Watertown have been flooded with emails requesting they remove a picture book, "A Map for Falasteen," from a suggested summer reading list for second graders. -
Bar Harbor is billed as "the gateway" to Acadia National Park, and its summer season draws tourists from around the country and the globe. But the region is facing new pressures this year, including cuts within the National Park Service, a drop in cruise ship visits, and a decline in visitors from Canada. -
The arrests took place between Saturday night and Sunday morning. -
Renters in Connecticut need to earn significantly more to comfortably afford a two-bedroom apartment in comparison to other states. -
The disease is caused my an invasive microscopic worm. It was first detected in the state four years ago and has now spread to all 16 counties. -
Through their shared experience, they’ve forged a bond that’s helped them navigate the change and uncertainty that’s come with being separated from their spouses. -
"Mel brought a poetry to his stories," said Ian Aldrich, Yankee Magazine's executive editor. "When people talk about Yankee's narrative legacy, they are really talking about Mel's work." -
The nonprofit HEAL Palestine has brought 62 Palestinian children to the U.S. for medical care, most of them with amputations and serious burns.
