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Vermont Public
After decades of navigating various mental and physical health struggles, three Vermonters sought out an autism diagnosis for themselves in their late 40s and 50s.
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Three communities in Massachusetts have a lot to lose if the Trump administration succeeds in halting all offshore wind.
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The pro-worker marches come as Connecticut nursing home union members are set to strike in mid-May. -
The study, released Thursday, shows that while Vermont law enforcement agencies are doing fewer traffic stops since the COVID pandemic, there are continuing disparities in how Black and Hispanic drivers are policed. -
Volunteers have always been part of IRIS’s model, but in the face of downsizing due to shifting federal policies, they’re more critical than ever. -
That’s as the state recognition law faces increasingly vocal criticism from the only two federally recognized Western Abenaki Nations, which say Vermont has legitimized people who haven’t adequately demonstrated their Abenaki heritage. -
Huddled around a small conference table in Greater Boston, volunteers form an ad hoc assembly line to slip hundreds of pills into padded envelopes. It's not an illegal drug operation, at least not here in Massachusetts. But, their work to provide abortion medications could risk criminal or civil charges in states where abortion is banned. -
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has started a process to schedule drilling for offshore fossil fuel. -
The Hoehl family alleges their former investment manager misled them about the risks of an investment in a start-up, and hid his conflicts of interest. -
The $2.4 million in terminated Vermont grants funded positions that focused on “everything from housing placement services, food security, to job training, to after school programming” and flood recovery, said Philip Kolling, who oversees AmeriCorps programs in the state.
Stories from NENC journalists on how climate change is affecting New England's ecosystems.
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How spending time outdoors inspires deeper connections with others, heritage, and nature itself
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