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 9-station consortium of the region's top public media organizations.
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Planned Parenthood of Northern New England said in a press release that this particular health center, which is currently open just two days a week, has faced significant challenges since the pandemic.
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The visas of four more international students who attend the University of Massachusetts Amherst have been revoked, according to school officials, bringing the total to 10 since last week.
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State Senator Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox (D-Bridgeport), a constitutional law professor at Quinnipiac University, said the administration’s actions — like deporting people without a hearing — are illegal. However, state Republican Chairman Ben Proto told WSHU on Friday that he thought the rule of law was “wholly intact.”
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Shaheen & Gordon joined an amicus brief that includes more than 500 law firms who contend Trump’s recent executive orders against prominent firms with Democratic ties are a blow to the rule of law.
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A Dartmouth spokesperson said the federal government did not notify the school about the changes.
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Though there aren’t clear numbers about the abundance of either fish, fishermen have urged the state regulators to set precautionary limits to prevent the stocks from getting depleted. It’s somewhat unusual; often, the fishing community pushes back against new regulations.
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More than 2,000 cases of Lyme disease are reported each year in Connecticut. Tick-borne diseases have become more prevalent in recent years because the bugs prefer warmer weather, and temperatures are rising.
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The town clerk in Winchester is accused of knowingly completing a marriage license that listed a groom who had been dead for several weeks — at the request of the bride.
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Maine farmers, food banks and rural economies could be harmed by a 20-30% cut to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program known as SNAP under a bill being considered by Congress.
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The federal government backed off of an earlier plan to sell the property. But that hasn’t reassured some local seniors.