New England News Collaborative
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Maine's top elections official tells DOJ to 'jump in the Gulf of Maine' over voter data request
Secretary of State Shenna Bellows has joined her elections counterparts from multiple other states who say they don't plan to comply with the Department of Justice requests for personal data...
Gas explosion at Maine campground kills 2 Mass. women
Alesia Ventura-Large, 58, of Marlborough and 57-year-old Nancy Pilsch of Leominster died after a gas leak caused their camper to explode in Old Orchard Beach.
In bronze, W.E.B. Du Bois comes 'home' to Great Barrington
Residents and visitors to Great Barrington can now take a seat on a marble bench, next to a life-size statue of the post-Civil War scholar W.E.B. Du Bois. Organizers hope...
Shark experts confirm great white shark sighting off Woods Hole
Margaret Bowles and Maddie Cronin were paddleboarding and taking photos off of Stoney Beach on the Fourth of July when Bowles noticed an alarming dorsal fin. It's the first confirmed...
Birds with tiny 'backpacks' might provide more insights to New England marsh restoration projects
Researchers from the University of New Hampshire are using solar-powered tags to track salt marsh sparrows and collect data which can better inform marsh restoration and preservation efforts across New...
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New Hampshire Senate passes restrictions on transgender health care for minors
One of the bills would bar doctors from administering puberty blockers or hormone treatments to patients under 18. The other bill would prohibit gender-affirming chest surgeries before age 18.
Historians discover one of North America's oldest living apple trees in Maine
The Drap D'Or de Bretagna is one of a few historic apples that are the genetic ancestors of many of the common varieties we eat today. And the Verona Island...
Boston nonprofit plans community process to reimagine New Bedford’s Star Store
The Arts & Business Council of Greater Boston will reopen the building as an arts center with work studios, classrooms, galleries, and the possibility for ground-floor retail. The Boston-based nonprofit...
Facing a wave of P320 lawsuits, Sig Sauer asked for immunity. N.H. lawmakers granted it
The new law has drawn pushback from people who've been injured from unintentional firings of their Sig Sauer pistols.
Wild lake trout populations have rebounded in Lake Champlain. But scientists don't know why
For the first time in decades, scientists are not going to stock Lake Champlain with hatchery lake trout. That's because wild fish are finally spawning and sustaining their populations again.
Supreme Court restores Maine lawmaker's House vote after censure for social media post
Rep. Laurel Libby was censured in February by Democrats in the Maine House for a social media post identifying a transgender student athlete that sparked the state's ongoing conflict with...
New Bedford man arrested in ICE road stop is released on bond
His lawyer said Méndez still needs to have another virtual hearing before his case is fully resolved. Once Méndez has had time to spend with his family, his attorney says...
Special master to investigate claims of a courthouse romance in New Bedford
The state’s public defender agency said an alleged sexual relationship between a judge and prosecutor, first described in a series of anonymous letters, could taint more than 3,700 criminal cases...
See a plane flying low over New England? Don't worry; it's putting rocks on the map
The flights will image geology as part of a national effort to modernize geological maps in the region. The planes will take measurements over a large swath of central and...
A new website illuminates the history of Indigenous enslavement in New England
Historians at Brown University and Tribal members from across New England are launching a project they hope will bring awareness to the historic enslavement of Indigenous people in North America.
New Bedford resident ordered to be released from ICE detention remains in custody
A Guatemalan man detained last month in New Bedford is still being held at a New Hampshire detention facility despite a judge’s order to dismiss his case. His release has...
Guatemalan man detained in New Bedford due to be released after judge’s order
Juan Francisco Méndez was detained in New Bedford last month after ICE agents broke into his car with an axe. An immigration judge dismissed the case against him immigration authorities...
'No going back': Fleeing Kashmir amid violence, New Englanders reflect on war, beauty and healing
The April 22 massacre of tourists in Kashmir is triggering old trauma and resurfacing complex memories of a land known for beauty and its history of conflict.
UMaine to float wind turbine despite Trump funding suspension
The program was dealt a blow by an April 11 letter from the Department of Energy suspending a $12.5 million award and ordering a halt to work on the floating...
‘I need to keep fighting’: How an ICE arrest changed one New Bedford family
ICE agents detained Juan Francisco Méndez after breaking through his car window with an axe. His wife, Marilú Domingo Ortiz, is now trying to be reunited with her husband.