The estimated population of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales grew by about two percent last year to 384, an increase of about eight individuals. That’s according to new data from the New England Aquarium and North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium.
That bone-chilling screech you've heard in movies and on TV actually belongs to a different bird.
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Platner says he didn't know about the Nazi affiliation when he got the tattoo as an 18-year-old rifleman in the Marines.
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Connecticut State Rep. Vincent Candelora speaks about the need to “depoliticize the immigration issue.”
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The Afterschool Alliance, a national nonprofit focused on increasing access to afterschool programs, found that 4 in 5 Maine children want to be in afterschool program, but can't find available spots.
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State officials want to clone Jonah Richard, an Orange County native who’s building housing at a clip in the town where his family has lived for generations.
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Protestors across Western Massachusetts joined others across the state and the nation in "No Kings" rallies denouncing everything from ICE raids to cuts in food assistance benefits.
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The nationwide series of protests included at least 40 demonstrations in Maine. Participants talked about what they see as Trump's unlawful expansions of executive powers and cuts to essential services.
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The crowd was nearly double the size of the previous No Kings rally in Hartford in June.
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Demonstrators gathered in communities across New Hampshire on Saturday in protest of several Trump administration policies. The rallies were part of the nationwide No Kings movement.
Stories from NENC journalists on how climate change is affecting New England's ecosystems.
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