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An estimated 5,600 of Connecticut's 31,000 early care and education workers don't have health insurance, according to a recent study by Access Health CT. -
The nearly eight-acre property would have three housing units for people in need of shelter, a building for wellness programming, a food pantry, a garden, and more. The nonprofit group behind the project is led by Aquinnah Wampanoag women. -
The Easthampton City Council passed a resolution on Wednesday calling for Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell and the Northwestern district attorney to investigate and charge federal ICE agents when they violate state law. -
Martha Karolina Rojas Alvarez addressed reporters in Biddeford Thursday, speaking publicly for the first time since the shooting. -
A regional seafood industry collaborative has been awarded a $15 million grant from the National Science Foundation. -
Sara Tirrell, the mother of one of the teenagers who dropped her legal challenge against the state, spoke with NHPR about the decision and what the last two years have been like for her family. -
The thick wildfire smoke drifting down from Canada will stick around into the weekend, according to experts in Connecticut. -
Local fishing nets, once bound for recycling, are now saving lives in Ukraine. The spent nets are being repurposed to protect soldiers from Russian drone attacks. -
The River Valley Chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America says voters are looking for more working-class-focused candidates. -
Ahead of her MASS MoCA concert, pianist Lara Downes explains how western Massachusetts voices and local history shaped her music and traveling "Declaration Quilt." -
The protest outside the federal building on Church St. was organized by Unidad Latina in Accion (ULA), a nonprofit which protects and informs immigrant families in New Haven. -
Aaron Day is seeking to run as an independent in the U.S. Senate race in New Hampshire, but he was initially denied a spot on the ballot for not registering to vote after moving to Nashua.
