The latest New England stories on topics like climate change and the environment, the economy, health, racial equity, culture and politics — as reported by newsrooms of the New England News Collaborative, a nine-station consortium of the region's top public media organizations.
For Native Americans, an enduring spiritual connection to the land
For more than 10,000 years before Europeans arrived, the Northeast was home to many tribes with organized leadership and governance; it was among the most prosperous parts of North America. A connection with the land endures — and you care for it like it's a member of the family.
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President Biden to speak in Goffstown Monday, in first NH visit of 2024 campaign season
Biden's first trip to New Hampshire in nearly two years follows recent stops in Pennsylvania and Georgia. -
Nikki Haley wins Vermont GOP primary
Nikki Haley has won the Republican primary in Vermont, the Associated Press said. President Joe Biden won on the Democratic side. -
Burlington elects Emma Mulvaney-Stanak as its first woman mayor
Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, a Progressive, will be the first woman to serve as Burlington's mayor. -
Trump, Biden win party primaries in Maine amid low voter turnout
The Associated Press called the races for Biden and Trump not long after the polls closed in Maine at 8 p.m. as election returns began trickling in from across the state. -
To avert species' extinction, western Mass. researchers plant Appalachian trees in Franklin County
The mountain magnolia's native range has diminished due to climate change. Two Smith College researchers are leading a conservation effort to translocate a collection of the species in order to conserve it.
