Lau Guzmán
/
NHPR
The sheriff's offices in Belknap and Grafton counties signed agreements to join a federal program that deputizes some local officers to carry out immigration enforcement. So have the police departments in Gorham, Ossipee, Colebrook and Pittsburg.
Austin Leathers
/
for the New England News Collaborative
Winter is planting season for kelp, a growing industry in New England.
-
“This is not just an oversight, it is a deadly loophole,” said one bill supporter. -
Last month, the USDA announced a Title IX compliance review of UMaine for failing to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order barring transgender athletes from competing in girls and women's sports. -
The current reimbursement mechanism under Medicare began during the pandemic. Congress extended that pandemic-era coverage once already, in December 2024, but that extension only lasts until March 31, 2025. -
Bestselling author Louise Penny cancels U.S. book tour over trade war, except for one border libraryPenny’s successful mystery series takes place in Three Pines, a small fictional village in Quebec’s Eastern Townships near the Vermont border. In recognition of the regions’ close ties, Penny will hold an event at the border-straddling Haskell Free Library and Opera House. -
March 2020 brought the first confirmed case of COVID-19 to Connecticut. What followed was a crisis that would soon overwhelm hospitals, shutter businesses and alter daily life in ways few could have imagined. -
Lawmakers face the challenge of addressing the potential loss of $16B in federal funding in next year’s Mass. budget, which may require significant Legislative action. -
The director of the U.S. Geological Survey's New England Water Science Center said cuts to staff, leases and funding may make it "almost impossible" to collect critical water data. The center maintains hundreds of sensors and gauges that monitor ground and surface water, including drinking water supplies. -
The rally was part of a national movement that's grown in response to the Trump administration's policies, which organizers say are a threat to scientific progress.
Watch: Conexión
How spending time outdoors inspires deeper connections with others, heritage, and nature itself
Climate & Environment
New England News Collab Funding Provided By:
Avangrid Foundation
Kate Cassidy Foundation
Common Sense Fund
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Audrey and Bill Fitzgerald
Nellie Mae Education Foundation
The Smart Family Foundation of New York