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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The Indigenous Forest Knowledge Fund, part of the Northeastern States Research Cooperative, has given more than $1 million to three regional Indigenous-led projects this year. -
Beginning next week, all DMV locations statewide will transition to a fully appointment-based scheduling system. Walk-in customers will be directed to make appointments. -
For unhoused residents in Connecticut, refusing to part with a pet can be a major barrier to securing shelter. Only one long-term shelter in Connecticut accepts pets, with limitations. -
Dozens of hikers were caught unprepared on Mount Washington and in the White Mountains, as winter conditions set in at higher elevations. -
Earlier this month, illegal vehicle meetups known as “street takeovers” unfolded in several Massachusetts communities. State and local police are cracking down, and a Cape Cod legislator has filed a new bill he says is aimed at preventing them. But it’s not without critics. -
2030 may seem like a ways off, but Mass. lawmakers and officials are beginning preparations to ensure that every resident is properly counted in the next census taking. -
The aerial tramway has been operating since the 1980s. An updated version of the tram is set to begin offering rides in two years. -
Special education students in the state’s largest city lost out on services due to apparent staffing shortages, advocates say. -
The industrial production kitchen can currently produce 2,000 meals a day, with the capacity to eventually create 10,000. The nonprofit service provider Preble Street is operating the hub, based in South Portland. -
Court documents from the trial of one of New Hampshire’s alleged historical witches is on public display for American Archives Month.
