The latest New England stories on topics like climate change and the environment, the economy, health, racial equity, culture and politics — as reported by newsrooms of the New England News Collaborative, a 9-station consortium of the region's top public media organizations.
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What do manta rays and lobstermen have in common? Both are on the agenda for the new Shared Seas Lab, which studies how to balance demand for ocean resources. -
Resorts across the state reported more than 2.2 million visits over the 2025-2026 winter, according to Ski NH. -
Governor Ned Lamont has signed a new Connecticut law that prohibits the sale and importation of pistols that can be easily converted into fully automatic machine guns. -
From the many depictions of George Washington, to using American Revolution motifs to recruit for WWII, the ongoing exhibition asks how the country’s revolutionary past is constantly being reconsidered. -
U.S. Senate hopeful Graham Platner today denied some of the allegations made by former girlfriends in a New York Times story this week, including one charge that he engaged in physically threatening behavior. -
Joseph Magnano did not speak during the brief Friday morning proceeding. -
Martha’s Vinyard is installing food waste recyclers at public schools and trash drop-offs to turn residential food waste into a compost-like nutrient rich soil amendment. -
The New York Times published the allegations Thursday evening based on interviews with three of Platner's former romantic partners. One, who now works in conservative politics, also says Platner knew that his skull-and-crossbones tattoo had Nazi associations. -
Carolina Gieczewski is a Spanish teacher at West Hartford Public Schools and the 2026 CT COLT Language Teacher of the Year. She found success in following her purpose after making a big career change. Now, she promotes self-reflection to discover personal values. -
At a special meeting Wednesday, the planning board took initial steps to create a moratorium on building data centers, following a controversial proposal last week.
