Jesse Costa
New England has some of the highest energy costs in the country. Cold winters, along with other rising expenses, have rural towns looking for ways to save money. Many have embraced a switch to electric appliances, powered by home-grown renewable energy as a strategy to spare pocketbooks and help the planet.
![Soon-to-be mother, Keishalee Torres [left], and Caring Health Center's Women, Infants, and Children's (WIC) program nutritionist, Caroline Seymour, comparing whole wheat pasta to white flour pasta at Food Zone International Supermarket in Springfield, Massachusetts.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/74e7b88/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1176x662+0+0/resize/960x540!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa1%2Fbf%2Fb25134794d159389648123abaceb%2Fimage.png)
Nirvani Williams
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NEPM
Tulley Hescock
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Maine Public
Mark Mirko
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Connecticut Public
Ryan Caron King
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Connecticut Public
Immigration arrests and deportations have shot up in New England, with the participation of federal, regional and local institutions.
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New England utilities and grid operators are working to reduce demand on the grid during times of peak use. In the long run, those efforts could help mitigate how much more infrastructure New England needs to build. -
A Chicopee, Massachusetts, man is facing felony and other charges related to the sexual exploitation of children. His arrest in West Springfield, Mass., on Friday came about following a multi-state, multi-agency sting operation. -
UMass Amherst economists found there's an uptick in patent applications among states with legal recreational pot, but federal research restrictions still make clinical trials hard to do. -
The top prosecutor in Chittenden County has decided not to charge the six protesters arrested last month during the ICE raid in South Burlington. -
The Attorney General's office says Ashland police killed a man after he exchanged gunfire following a traffic stop. One officer was injured. -
Citing climate change as a factor, Burke Mountain and its partner ski academy plan to experiment with storing snow under massive tarps over the summer. -
The idea behind the trend is simple: save some cash, and reduce the use of fossil fuels. -
At least 5 New England writers including Cassandra Clare, author of the "Mortal Instruments" series which was turned into a Netflix show participated in the book convention, which is back after a 6-year hiatus.
Stories from NENC journalists on how your efforts to save money can also help the climate
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