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Local Registration Centers Vital For Potential First-Time Latino Voters

October 14, 2020

Pablo Liriano is an 85-year-old urban gardener who is voting for the first time in November’s election. After waiting more than a decade, he got his citizenship in 2018, and he then registered to vote at Hartford’s Park Street Library in the heart of the city’s Latino community. “I am Dominican and today I am…

Cranston Voters Line Up To Cast Ballots, As Early Voting Begins In Rhode Island

October 14, 2020

When the city’s registrar arrived at 7:30 Wednesday morning, there were already a few voters waiting outside. By the time he opened the doors an hour later, the line had grown by at least a dozen people. “It’s a nice day to vote. You gotta beat the rush,” said Alexander Amalfitano, who was near the…

Salem Still Casts A Spell Over Halloween Tourists, Despite Pandemic

October 13, 2020

As usual during the Halloween season, crowds stood shoulder-to-shoulder in downtown Salem, Mass., last weekend. But during a pandemic, it’s not a welcome sight. “I’ve been in destination marketing for a really long time, and this is the first time I’ve ever said to people: Maybe you shouldn’t come this year,” said Kate Fox, executive…

The Race For New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District Is A National Bellwether — And A Challenge For Republicans

October 13, 2020

New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District, which covers the eastern end of the state, can’t make up its mind about whether to send a Republican or a Democrat to Washington. Between 2008 and 2016 — five election cycles in a row — it rocked back and forth: electing a Democrat to Congress, then a Republican, then…

Where Do You Get Your News? Ever Heard Of Daybreak?

October 9, 2020

NHPR currently has a survey where we’re asking you how you’d like us to cover the upcoming elections. One question we’re asking – to learn more about you – is where you get your news. And your answers to this question caught the attention of reporter Sean Hurley. Along with NHPR, The New York Times…

Lessons Lost: The Struggle In Some New England Classrooms To Talk About Race

October 7, 2020

What we don’t learn in school can matter as much as the lessons we do learn. In this fourth and final episode of a special radio series on “Racism In New England,” we talk to teachers and students about the harm of omitting stories and cultures from curricula — and how we can do better.

As Climate Change Drives Droughts, Water Conservation And Infrastructure Become Key

October 4, 2020

Despite some recent rain, New Hampshire’s drought is growing, causing wells to run dry across the state. And the hotter temperatures of a changing climate could make future droughts more likely. As part of NHPR’s By Degrees project, Annie Ropeik reports on how the dry conditions are affecting people who rely on well water, and…

Addressing The Toll Of Racism On New Englanders’ Mental Health

October 1, 2020

Racism is trauma. But racism’s impact on mental health can be hard to talk about. In this third episode of a special radio series on “Racism In New England,” we hear about the stressors to mental health in the region and ways to get relief.

Teaching Doctors In Training To Connect Climate Change And Health Care

September 25, 2020

It was low tide on the North Shore of Boston when Steve Kearns felt the mosquito bite that would land him in a hospital with West Nile Virus disease for a week. “For at least six months after that, I felt like every five minutes I was being run over by a truck,” Kearns says. …

How Segregation Persists In ‘Progressive’ New England

September 24, 2020

Despite New England’s progressive reputation, residential segregation still exists in communities throughout the region. In this second episode of a special radio series on “Racism In New England,” we look at how housing laws and discrimination influence where we live — from the predominantly white states of northern New England to cities and suburbs in…