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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A team of Connecticut researchers recently found scorpion tail-stingers – once thought sterile – are actually covered in bacteria, some of which appear new to science. -
The mayor of Enfield, Conn. says LEGO has provided the building blocks of the community for fifty years and he is saddened at the company’s plans to depart.
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A Massachusetts state senator said the toy maker LEGO moving its headquarters, and more than 700 jobs, from Enfield, Connecticut, to Boston will have a negative impact on his district.
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Erratic driving and a record number of traffic-related injuries and fatalities in 2022, has prompted some lawmakers to take action. A Waterbury representative has introduced a bill that, if passed, would make the city the first in Connecticut to test cameras installed at traffic lights.
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Springfield residents Justin Hurst and David Ciampi have kicked off their campaigns for Springfield mayor, while current mayor Domenic Sarno has yet to formally announce his candidacy.
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New England sees record heat in 2022, as nation faces $165 billion in annual climate disaster damageFive of the six New England states saw record warm temperatures last year – part of a larger regional trend driven by climate change.
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With extra insulation and lots of sun, a passive house in the town of Hope is able to maintain an indoor temperature of around 70 degrees without the use of a furnace.
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When the singer songwriter Andrew Bird heard from a friend that Emily Dickinson poems could be sung of the tune of "The Yellow Rose of Texas," he said he had to find out for himself. The experiment resulted in Bird composing new music for Dickinson’s "I felt a Funeral, in my Brain," inviting Phoebe Bridgers to sing along.
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Gov. Ned Lamont announced that he'll add an overhaul of the state’s waste management system to the legislative package he will propose in February. His proposals would tackle the 40% of Connecticut’s waste that is shipped to other states as well as food waste and recycling.
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A panel looking at expanding passenger rail service from Boston to western Massachusetts held a public hearing in Greenfield Tuesday.
