Call-In Special: Are New Englanders Becoming More Territorial During The Pandemic?

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Call-In Special: Are New Englanders Becoming More Territorial During The Pandemic?

Connecticut Public Radio | By WCAI's The Point

Published May 15, 2020 at 12:00 PM EDT

A "locals only" sticker was posted on a car in Vermont with New Jersey license plates. In response, the car's owner wrote, "Love they neighbor as I do you."

Across New England, tensions already existed between year-round residents and "part-timers."

Now, as pushes more people from crowded cities to rural second homes, it's raised the question: "Whose town is this anyway?"

Air Date: May 14, 2020

Join us for an special from the New England News Collaborative. We鈥檒l bring together voices from around the region, and we want to hear yours.We depend on your support. .

As a year-rounder, is now an opportunity to welcome visitors to your community?
Or should states be doing more to deter people from coming?

Call us between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. on May 14 during our live, regional broadcast. The call-in number is 866-999-4626.

You can also join the conversation by tweeting us at , or emailing [email protected].

Guests:

, a lecturer of anthropology and international affairs at the University of New Hampshire.
, a Massachusetts state senator representing Cape Cod and the Islands and a member of the Cape Cod Reopening Task Force.

Credits:

Host: Mindy Todd of WCAI鈥檚鈥淭he Point鈥�

Coordinating Producer: Morgan Springer

Executive Producer: John Dankosky for America Amplified

Executive Editor: Vanessa de la Torre

Additional support: Elsa Partan, Dan Tritle, Mark Manuelian, WCAI, New England Public Radio, Maine Public, New Hampshire Public Radio, 开云体育 Radio and Connecticut Public.