Raquel C. Zaldívar
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New England News Collaborative
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.
Sarah Betancourt
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GBH News
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Zoe McDonald
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Vermont 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.
From documentaries to social videos, our award-winning public media stations dive into visual journalism for a New England audience and beyond. Here you can see some of our latest work for Our New England, our collaborative Instagram channel.
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The U.S. Senate early Thursday started the process of trying to fund the Department of Homeland Security. The Republican majority is using what is known as the "reconciliation” process, which is time consuming but eliminates the need for 60 votes in that chamber. -
For Earth week, Maine Public's Molly Enking sat down with Meghan Sterling, poet laureate of Gardiner, Maine, to discuss how writing poetry helps her process emotions and get in a headspace to take action. -
After failing to secure a conviction in two previous trials, the state will not pursue a third case against Victor Malavet, who maintains his innocence. -
Timothy Broadrick said the opportunity to tackle the district’s budget crisis, high turnover, and low test scores are a chance to make a difference “in a place where one is needed.” -
One of Maine's largest fishing communities has spent the winter removing and recycling thousands of old, battered wire lobster traps. The fishermen behind the initiative hope that other communities will follow suit. -
Jeffrey MacDonald of Wilbraham, Massachusetts, was arraigned Thursday morning in connection with the murder of his wife last night, inside the hotel on the campus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst. -
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.
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![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/71bd64c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1176x778+0+0/resize/260x172!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa1%2Fbf%2Fb25134794d159389648123abaceb%2Fimage.png)
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