Stories
A state-funded effort in Vermont has begun to document how the state’s laws and policies have discriminated against marginalized communities, including people with disabilities, Black people, Indigenous people, other people of color and people of French Canadian heritage. It came out of legislation passed last year that created a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to seek ways to repair harm…
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A massive mobile weather station on the grounds of the University of Connecticut’s Storrs campus is seeking to unlock secrets stored in storm clouds. Researchers at the school teamed up with NASA scientists this winter to monitor snow, sleet and rain storms from the ground. Meanwhile, NASA flew planes over and into storm clouds to get a…
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For people with dementia, social interactions can be vital in slowing the disease’s progression. But as a person’s condition worsens, finding enjoyable things to do together can be difficult. Vermonters Emily Rinkema and Deb Emerson have experienced that with loved ones firsthand. The two longtime friends hope a new card game they’ve created may help.…
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Sophia Hammond, 11, has been a Girl Scout for more than half of her life. “I started when I was 5, so around six years, I guess,” she said, sitting at the kitchen table in her Plymouth home. That’s six years of camping trips, community service, and planting trees. And while she’s also busy with…
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A 1990 law requires federal agencies and museums that receive federal funding to repatriate certain Native American cultural items, including human remains and sacred objects. But Connecticut Public’s Accountability Project has found that several Connecticut museums have yet to fully comply with the law. Though federal law requires federally funded museums to return Native American…
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In 1894, a 772-ton schooner barge, the Ironton, sank to the bottom of Lake Huron after colliding with a freighter. But it’s been found, nearly 120 years later, and the University of New Hampshire’s marine robotics team had a hand in that discovery. The Ironton, which hauled goods during the late 1800s, had been presumed…
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In the automotive technology wing of White Mountains Community College in New Hampshire, instructor Troy LaChance and his students lean over the steel frame of a half-built electric car. Two students start to pull a cable, colored bright orange to indicate high-voltage, through the car’s floor. They’re building this car from a kit, designed by…
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As New Hampshire lawmakers prepare to consider bills aimed at banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth, local medical providers and mental health professionals are pushing back — saying the proposed legislation is not based in science and would be damaging to vulnerable young people. New Hampshire-based providers said access to medical care that affirms their…
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Maine forests already absorb about 70% of the state’s annual fossil fuel emissions. Now, a new study shows that Maine’s commercial forest landowners could increase annual carbon storage by at least 20% over the next 60 years while maintaining timber harvest levels. The findings are timely as the demand for carbon offset projects accelerates. The…
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CT had its own witch hysteria years before Salem. Lawmakers still hope to exonerate those persecuted
Between 1647 and 1697, at least 34 people in Connecticut, mostly women, were accused or convicted of being a witch. Eleven of them were executed. Now some state lawmakers are hoping to redress this dark, early chapter in Connecticut’s History. The proposed House Joint Resolution would exonerate Connecticut citizens convicted of witchcraft and executed, as well as…
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