With its groundbreaking set for May 20, the new center plans to serve the city's robust Haitian community and those curious about the country's vibrant heritage.
Homes and buildings produce the second highest global warming emissions in New England, after transportation. Efforts like greener building techiques, renewable energy systems and home weatherization could help.
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The Republican measure would require new registrants to show a passport, birth certificate or naturalization papers instead of signing an affidavit.
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Food insecurity in Connecticut is growing, alarming advocates and lawmakers following the release of a new nationwide report this week that says nearly half a million state residents didn't have enough food to eat in 2022.
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An ongoing shortage of public educators in the U.S. includes a need for K-12 school counselors in western Massachusetts.
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A national survey by a Hartford-based nonprofit recently found Black and Hispanic respondents are more likely to struggle to pay for period products at some point in their lives, compared to white respondents.
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Nicole and James Herling, the sister and brother-in-law of Robert Card II, broke down as they began their testimony by apologizing to the victims of the shootings that killed 18 and injured more than a dozen others.
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The 80-acre MIRA site along the Connecticut River in Hartford was used for decades as an incinerator for trash from other towns.
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Senior policy analyst Riley Sullivan said nearly 15% of nursing homes in the region have closed, and Maine had the highest percentage, at 19%.
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University of Massachusetts Amherst Chancellor Javier Reyes addressed faculty, administrators, staff and students Tuesday, calling for "reasoned debate" and "difficult conversations" a week after police arrested about 130 protesters on campus.
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