The New England News Collaborative is telling stories of our connected and rapidly changing region.
The 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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On the platform in Fall River, Ollie Couto said he remembers trains in the city during his childhood in the 1950s, and he鈥檚 glad they鈥檙e back after all these years. -
"When spring comes, it just feels like a new year, almost like a new chapter, a new beginning," says flower farmer Sarah Demars, who co-owns Four Blooms Farm with her husband. The couple's indoor growing operation has been producing tulips for months 鈥� and their outdoor tulips are just on the cusp of blooming. -
The case has confused immigration lawyers, who say it's not clear why Jose Adalberto Herrera was separated from his family. -
On the fourth weekend of March, Maine maple farmers throw open the doors to their sugarhouses to show the public how it's done 鈥� and free samples are just one of the many treats on offer. But for one family of eighth generation maple producers, this year has been a long time coming. -
Democratic Congresswoman Jahana Hayes and U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal condemned efforts to close the federal Education Department for its impact on school children in need. -
Law enforcement, mental health advocates and family members who have lost loved ones to mental illness want the state to apply for a waiver that would unlock Medicaid funding for treatment programs. The Mills administration says it already has. -
The Trump administration鈥檚 massive job and funding cuts to science are driving job seekers to look abroad. -
Hundreds of people have packed recent forums hosted by Reps. Chris Pappas and Maggie Goodlander. Many of those in attendance demanded more forceful action against the Trump Administration. -
Annually, an estimated 15,000 people between 12 and 25 are homeless in New Hampshire. -
Pantries are considering adjustments to where they source their food and income.
