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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AP/U.S. Citizenship and Immigration ServiceNew England immigration attorneys say the move by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will impact thousands of people trying to adjust their statuses in Massachusetts. -
Dan Tuohy/NHPRDespite high gas prices and a slump in Canadian tourism over the past year, local businesses are feeling hopeful for the summer — and are getting creative, too.
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New Hampshire still has strict regulations for PFAS in drinking water, but advocates say changes on the federal level will threaten public health locally and nationally. Another proposal would also delay implementing stricter limits for two forever chemicals. -
Shark researchers will be turning their attention to a different part of the Cape this summer, in an effort to learn more about juvenile white sharks. -
Immigration lawyers say many of the arrests are taking place in the Lewiston-Auburn area. -
About 80 children in foster care in Vermont are Social Security beneficiaries, and officials say their benefits offset DCF's budget to the tune of about $800,000 a year. -
House leaders say a proposed ban on the use of face masks by federal immigration officers would violate the U.S. Constitution. Many Democratic lawmakers want to pass the measure into law anyway. -
President Trump delivered the address at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s commencement ceremony Wednesday morning in New London. A small number of protesters gathered nearby. -
Old Orchard Beach has long relied on Canadians for a significant portion of its summer guests. But continued chilly relations with the U.S. are taking their toll on Canadian bookings. Even so, some in town believe there could be a silver lining this summer. -
Three Afghan refugees opened a restaurant in Brattleboro, but it had to close after the landlord failed to pay his utility bills. Now, with support from the community, they are reopening in a new location. -
Over the weekend, 347 students graduated as registered nurses from community colleges across the state. It’s the biggest class to graduate in over a decade. -
Warm and sunny weather continues across New Hampshire today, after a summerlike weekend that drew scores of people outside, from biking and sunbathing to one last day of skiing at Black Mountain in Jackson.
