The New England News Collaborative is telling stories of our connected and rapidly changing region.
The NENC is a 9-station consortium of public media newsrooms reporting stories that are shared and broadcast across New England. Our multimedia coverage delves into climate change and clean energy; racial inequality and immigration; and the impacts of the pandemic on people, businesses and schools in the region.
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The bill, which lawmakers sent to Gov. Phil Scott, would require businesses with more than four employees to disclose compensation in advertisements for job openings. The governor plans to sign the bill, his spokesperson said.
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The team over at the Springfield Museum’s Seymour Planetarium sure has and have created a light show to songs from each of Swift’s albums, including her latest - The Tortured Poet’s Department.
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Griffin was a close confidant of Twain’s, and possibly the inspiration for the character Jim in “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.”
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The project’s first phase, set to be completed in the fall, is part of a family campus that offers community resources to parents and kids.
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Abenaki and other Indigenous perspectives took center stage in the nation’s capital last weekend when the Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band headlined the Mary Lou Williams Jazz Festival at the Kennedy Center.
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The report says agencies such as the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority (PVTA) rely heavily on local funding, as opposed to the MBTA in the Boston area, which receives a higher percentage from the state.
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Kyle Hendrickson posted a video of himself holding a gun in the school parking lot last April. He will serve 37 months in federal prison.
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One of the first bills from this Connecticut legislative session to get signed into law prohibits the reporting of medical debt to credit agencies.
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A Connecticut city is considering numerous options to reduce the number of Canada geese in city park. They include lethal and non-lethal plans.
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A renovated Iron Horse Music Hall in Northampton, Massachusetts, opens its doors to the general public Wednesday, with new owners who say they're dedicated to live music and making the venue a hub for community. Musicians and city officials were among those at a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday.