As the climate warms, scientists are working against the clock to solve a mystery about why the Bicknell's thrush, which travels thousands of miles to raise its young on mountaintops across Vermont and the Northeast, is declining.
That bone-chilling screech you've heard in movies and on TV actually belongs to a different bird.
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Under a new state law, every district is required to establish policies to ensure school libraries have a process in place for handling challenges to books and other library materials.
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Low river flows are making it hard to make electricity at the region's river dams.
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There are several local efforts — including keeping track of the number of people put on the ICE flights leaving Portsmouth International Airport, protests and public meetings — to pressure local officials to end these flights.
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Josh Kraft has dropped out of the Boston mayor's race, two days after incumbent Michelle Wu trounced him in the city's preliminary election.
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Massachusetts has one of the shortest deadlines in the country for prosecuting rape, even when DNA could help prove the case.
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The main focus of the convention will be on approving the Democratic party's platform, including issues such as affordable housing, education and health care. It also asserts that much is at risk under President Donald Trump's administration.
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Hundreds of thousands of tree swallows put on a sunset show along The Connecticut River.
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Western Massachusetts lawmakers testifying at a hearing on Beacon Hill Tuesday said they want to strike surprising language from a state law that limits travel expense reimbursements for members of the Governor’s Council.
Stories from NENC journalists on how climate change is affecting New England's ecosystems.
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