The New England News Collaborative is a consortium of public media newsrooms in the region. 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.
The mission of the NENC is to produce impactful multimedia journalism that informs and empowers audiences to become change agents in our communities.
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‘Disaster response’: The extraordinary efforts to prevent homeless Vermonters from freezing to deathThe state has begun funding pop-up shelters in four additional locations this year, a formidable effort that materializes and evaporates based on the weather. -
The agency said it has arrested more than 200 people in the state since launching large-scale operations here last week. -
Will, who also served as the state's first solicitor general, needs to be confirmed by the five-member Executive Council to take a seat on the Supreme Court. -
Around western Massachusetts, the sound of snow blowers and shoveling were a constant on Monday. In the frigid cold at one household, roommates took turns digging out cars. It turns out, their is household of public transportation bus drivers - each with professional training to drive on weather days like these. -
A federal judge on Tuesday appointed Nick Deml, the former head of Vermont’s prison system, to take over Rikers Island, the troubled New York City jail. -
The Cape, Coast, and Islands are still digging out from a weekend storm that dropped up to 14 inches of snow in some communities by Monday morning. -
Since 2022, Vermont has received more than $41 million from settlements with companies accused of fueling the opioid crisis. A new analysis from Vermont Public explores how that money is being spent. -
Finding ways to heat and cool houses of worship amid rising utility costs and shrinking congregations is a timely challenge. -
Phil Scott condemns federal immigration tactics after agents fatally shoot 2nd person in MinneapolisIn a dramatic shift of tone, Vermont's Republican governor said in a statement Sunday, “It’s not acceptable for American citizens to be killed by federal agents for exercising their God-given and constitutional rights to protest their government.” -
The Trump administration is continuing to attack New England’s liberal arts colleges, including those in western Massachusetts. Among the criticisms — they are too “woke" and tuition is too high. Reporter Diti Kohli from The Boston Globe recently asked ten school presidents to defend themselves.
