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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SubmittedThe Ghanaian-American novelist discusses using Boston to frame her characters' search for authenticity and a quiet reprieve from elite spaces. -
Abagael Giles/Vermont PublicFor many years now, anglers have been catching brown bullhead in Lake Memphremagog that are riddled with lesions and tumors. Now, scientists say they've confirmed it's a rare kind of contagious cancer.
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Bike path users may need to travel around the construction site for nearly a decade. -
The federal grant of nearly $12 million will also allow Dartmouth Health to form research partnerships. -
The New Hampshire Lottery Commission said the 104 matches played during this year's FIFA World Cup garnered nearly $24 million in wagering, one of the biggest events in the state’s sports gambling history. -
The Department of Energy Resources is seeking approval to contract for up to 360 megawatts of large-scale batteries. -
Antonio Silva has a record of allegedly misleading investors. This time, he’s accused of selling real estate and a business opportunity in North Carolina that doesn't exist. -
As the ocean warms, invasive green crab populations are exploding — and they're taking over underwater habitat that is critical for native eelgrass and shellfish. -
Tribal housing is full and has a long waitlist. The tribe's homeless shelter is closed for renovations. That leaves some Mashpee Wampanoags with few options for housing. -
The former Longmeadow resident shares how the 2018 Hawaii alert inspired his western Mass.-set debut novel, tracing the local fallout, satire, and trauma of a tech error. -
A group of bat advocates, including scientists at UNH, NH Fish and Game and volunteers have been working together to monitor the health of the state’s bats. -
The logger and former Maine Senate president turned out supporters across the state over the weekend, especially among Maine's organized labor community and former supporters of Graham Platner.
