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.
Maine's shifting songbirds reflect a warming climate
Warming winters allow once rare species to stay in southern parts of the state year round.
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Springfield mayoral challenger Justin Hurst denies paying for votes
The allegations involve a campaign worker for mayoral candidate Justin Hurst paying voters after they cast ballots at the early polling place at Springfield City Hall Saturday, which is something Hurst denies. -
After years of decline, right whale population may be leveling off: report
“We're still not addressing the injury part of this problem,” said Heather Pettis, a research scientist and the executive administrator of the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium. “Until we do that, we're not going to see the population increase.” -
Western Massachusetts farmers say dam operators could have limited damage from July floods
Dam operators says they did what they could, but their ability to prevent flooding is limited. -
In West Springfield schools, a 'constant flow' of homeless students, many newly arrived in U.S.
The number of homeless families in Massachusetts continues to rise. As of October 2023, almost 7,000 families are living in emergency shelters — hotels, dorms and apartments — run by the state. In many communities, including West Springfield, the children enroll in public schools, where educators try to meet learning and basic needs. -
Famed architect's cottage, a Modernist landmark on Cape Cod, waits for revival — or demolition
To get to the Wellfleet cottage designed by renowned Modernist architect Marcel Breuer, you drive a mile into the pitch-pine woods over a road of sand.
