Amy Kolb Noyes
Repair cafes, fixit clinics, restart parties – while there’s no standardized term, there’s probably a pop-up volunteer event near you.
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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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A homecoming event was held at Cheshire Town Hall Friday for Rihan, the Cheshire High School student from Afghanistan, who was released from ICE detention Tuesday in Massachusetts. -
The Department of Corrections accepted delivery of $2 million worth of new Tasers without first getting approval for the purchase. The NH Attorney General says no laws were broken. -
A new scam sends text messages falsely claiming to be from New Hampshire Courts, and includes QR codes to direct recipients to fraudulent payment sites. -
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. -
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. -
Three Massachusetts counties have some of the cleanest air in the country, according to the American Lung Association. But experts say that wildfire smoke and federal rollbacks threaten to undo decades of public health gains.
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Climate & Environment
![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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