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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Police arrested protesters on both campuses, though it wasn't immediately clear how many.
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Student protesters have said they will stay at the encampment until all of their demands are met.
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Under current law, only initial screenings were required to be covered by insurance. But starting in 2026, additional rounds of imaging will be covered.
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Similar protests have been held at college campuses across the country. Locally, protests have taken place at UConn and Yale University. Elsewhere, protests have happened on campuses from Massachusetts to Texas to California.
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The first tents went up at the University of Vermont Sunday afternoon. An outdoor Passover seder was held that evening. Students at Middlebury College also erected tents Sunday.
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Club founder says "Hearts of Pine" is inspired by the Portland Valentine Bandit and the Maine state tree.
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Students at several colleges and universities across Connecticut are now doing what will guarantee getting a TV news camera in their face: protesting on campus to support Palestinians. But many are not willing to speak on the record using their full names — or speak to the media altogether.
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The UNH Palestinian Solidarity Coalition, joined by some area residents, held a protest Thursday demanding the school to divest any money its endowment has in Israel.
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The institute, its partners and others in the sustainability industry see the practice — dubbed “peecycling” — as a cheap, easy and less-destructive method than synthetic fertilizer.
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Some Connecticut communities are saying the $10,500 from the state to support the additional training, staffing and other resources to implement early voting isn’t enough
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State lawmakers are advancing a bill that would make April 26 "Tuskegee Airmen Day" in Connecticut.
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Exercise is one of the best therapies for Parkinson's. That's why this group gathers every week for a dance class at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.