/news/new-england-news-collaborative New England News Collaborative en-US Copyright Fri, 06 Jun 2025 20:30:44 GMT /news/2025-06-06/norwalk-kicks-off-pride-month-amid-federal-attacks-targeting-lgbtq-communities For State Rep. Dominique Johnson, Pride Month is as much about community as it is about affirming the identities of members of the LGBTQ+ community, as attacks mount at the federal level and closer to home. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 20:30:44 GMT /news/2025-06-06/norwalk-kicks-off-pride-month-amid-federal-attacks-targeting-lgbtq-communities Eddy Martinez /2025-06-06/for-blind-and-low-vision-nature-lovers-birding-is-by-ear A New England group joined a national bird count to spread the joy of birding and make it more accessible to everyone. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 16:21:25 GMT /2025-06-06/for-blind-and-low-vision-nature-lovers-birding-is-by-ear Meghan Smith / GBH, Elena Eberwein / NPR /news/2025-06-06/floods-and-fungus-take-a-bite-out-of-ct-strawberry-crop Environmental stressors in 2023 like flooding and air pollution have negatively impacted this year's strawberry crop in ºÚÁÏÐÂÎÅ. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 14:53:25 GMT /news/2025-06-06/floods-and-fungus-take-a-bite-out-of-ct-strawberry-crop Jennifer Ahrens /2025-06-05/hoping-to-protect-kids-from-big-tech-vermont-lawmakers-pass-kids-code-bill Tech industry lobbyists are urging Gov. Phil Scott to veto the bill, and claim the legislation would violate the First Amendment. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 21:24:41 GMT /2025-06-05/hoping-to-protect-kids-from-big-tech-vermont-lawmakers-pass-kids-code-bill Lola Duffort /news/2025-06-04/connecticut-legislative-session-2025-budget-what-to-know Many bills died from inaction when the General Assembly reached its midnight deadline. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 09:00:00 GMT /news/2025-06-04/connecticut-legislative-session-2025-budget-what-to-know Michayla Savitt /2025-06-03/federal-agents-detain-great-barrington-gardener-residents-say-agents-unidentifiable It's been 5 days since federal agents detained a landscape gardener from his job outside Creative Building Solutions on Maple Avenue in Great Barrington. Owners of the building say the agents were wearing masks and refused to show IDs. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 20:09:44 GMT /2025-06-03/federal-agents-detain-great-barrington-gardener-residents-say-agents-unidentifiable Nirvani Williams /2025-06-03/canadian-bookings-at-nh-state-park-campgrounds-show-big-slide-as-boycott-persists The newly released figures show a 71% decline in Canadian reservations, but overall summer booking numbers remain strong, blunting any immediate impact. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 20:08:03 GMT /2025-06-03/canadian-bookings-at-nh-state-park-campgrounds-show-big-slide-as-boycott-persists Todd Bookman /news/2025-06-03/covid-vaccine-guidelines-yale Dr. Megan Ranney, the dean of Yale's School of Public Health, says healthy people who are pregnant should still get routine COVID-19 vaccinations. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 20:05:11 GMT /news/2025-06-03/covid-vaccine-guidelines-yale Jennifer Ahrens /2025-06-03/first-mushroom-casket-in-the-u-s In the back woods of Industry, Maine, an intimate gathering was held to honor the life of Mark Ancker. While the ceremony marked the end of Ancker’s 77 years on earth, it also marked the start of something new. The mushroom casket he was buried in — unlike the wood and concrete used in traditional burials — is designed to provide nutrients to the surrounding soil. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 19:06:34 GMT /2025-06-03/first-mushroom-casket-in-the-u-s Iselin Bratz /2025-06-02/vermonters-bemoan-slew-of-rainy-weekends “I think collectively, we’re all in agreement that Mother Nature can stop," said one creemee shop owner. Mon, 02 Jun 2025 22:05:25 GMT /2025-06-02/vermonters-bemoan-slew-of-rainy-weekends Abagael Giles /2025-06-02/on-verona-island-historians-discover-one-of-the-oldest-living-apple-trees-in-north-america The Drap D'Or de Bretagna — or Golden Cloth of Brittany, in French, is one of a few historic apples that are the genetic ancestors of many of the common varieties we eat today. And the Verona Island tree is the only known living specimen in North America. Mon, 02 Jun 2025 18:27:42 GMT /2025-06-02/on-verona-island-historians-discover-one-of-the-oldest-living-apple-trees-in-north-america Ari Snider /2025-06-02/how-a-group-of-nh-middle-schoolers-are-calling-out-racism-to-change-their-peers-mindsets Timberlane Middle School is not alone when it comes to bullying and racism. But it has put students in charge of changing that. Mon, 02 Jun 2025 09:30:00 GMT /2025-06-02/how-a-group-of-nh-middle-schoolers-are-calling-out-racism-to-change-their-peers-mindsets Annmarie Timmins