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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Nancy Eve Cohen/NEPMPittsfield Mayor Linda Tyer said after the city hires two social workers, they should weigh-in on the creation of a community-based mental health service. -
Ryan Caron King/Connecticut PublicIn Connecticut, Kamala Harris says fight for reproductive rights is a fight for ‘fundamental rights’Vice President Kamala Harris reiterated the Biden administration’s commitment to protecting reproductive rights, following the U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade.
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Through Sept. 29, the state has recorded 65 complaints of bear home entries. It's a surprisingly large figure — and one that's more than double the average number of entries recorded each year from 2017 through 2021. -
As the Pittsfield police department gets ready to test body worn cameras, they are developing policies for responding to public records requests and requests from the district attorney's office for video.
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This past June, the Amherst Town Council approved placing $2 million over ten years into an account to pay reparations.
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“When you live in a place like this, and you're lucky enough to see the beauty, and you're lucky enough to encounter these animals, when you have the opportunity to help it's a great feeling.”
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As the Legislature prepares to return $3 billion to taxpayers under the terms of a 1986 law, some unfinished economic development plans that included one-time checks for residents, could get scaled back.
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Parkinson’s disease affects the nervous system. It muddles how the brain sends signals that coordinate movement. In Vermont, it's estimated that one out of a thousand people over age 55 have it.There’s no cure. But research shows vigorous exercise — and even a punch or two — can help those with Parkinson's slow the disease.
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An orphaned black bear cub was rescued by the Greenfield, Massachusetts, police in April. She is being raised with nearly 50 other cubs in a bear rehabilitation center in Lyme, New Hampshire. The bears will be released back into the wild next spring when they're about 18 months old.
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"I don't ever want to go back to being unaware," shelter coordinator Lisa Belcastro said. "And now I have to know what I can do next, what my options are. So what does that look like? You know, that's the next question for me. There's more. I just don't know what that ‘more’ is.”
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Two provisions of the new law could make it easier for people and organizations to invest in renewables and electric vehicles.
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A new music concert in Bridgeport brought in tens of thousands of fans to Connecticut over the weekend. But the two-day "Sound on Sound" festival was marred by parking problems, long lines and bad sound.
