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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A New Hampshire ecologist has discovered male satiny willows growing along the Connecticut River in the North Country. The sighting is a clue in a yet unsolved mystery.
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The Bilingual Financial Literacy Symposium from the City of Hartford’s Treasurer’s Office will offer workshops and resources in English and Spanish.
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Juan Francisco Méndez’s case gained national attention when a video of the arrest circulated online. The video shows a federal agent smashing Méndez’s car window to arrest him.
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Since President Trump took office in January, environmental information, including climate-related data has been scrubbed from some federal agency websites. While scientists and policymakers are concerned about disappearing data, it also disrupts teachers' lesson planning.
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In a virtual hearing from a federal immigration courtroom in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, Judge Yul-mi Cho set a $1,500 bond for Diblaim Maximo Sargento-Morales, who was being held in Texas.
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In Connecticut and beyond, graduating seniors may have a more challenging journey landing jobs. The graduating class of 2025 once had bright hiring prospects. Then came federal hiring freezes and a wave of tariffs that have sparked economic uncertainty nationwide.
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Critics say the movement to ban transgender athletes from girls' sports doesn't have anything to do with fairness.
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More than a half-dozen colleges will hold commencement exercises across western Mass., starting Thursday.
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Residents packed the room Tuesday night at a summit hosted by the North Hartford Public Safety Coalition, which has released a new report based on community input into the search.
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Top State House Republicans have accused public campuses of “harboring an unknown number” of undocumented students. In fact, there are three enrolled.