/news/new-england-news-collaborative New England News Collaborative en-US Copyright Thu, 01 May 2025 21:31:44 GMT /news/2025-05-01/a-moral-cry-for-justice-hundreds-in-ct-join-may-day-marches-against-cuts-that-hurt-workers The pro-worker marches come as şŁ˝Ç»»ĆŢ nursing home union members are set to strike in mid-May. Thu, 01 May 2025 21:31:44 GMT /news/2025-05-01/a-moral-cry-for-justice-hundreds-in-ct-join-may-day-marches-against-cuts-that-hurt-workers Daniela Doncel /2025-05-01/police-still-disproportionately-stop-search-and-arrest-drivers-of-color-in-vermont-per-uvm-study 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. Thu, 01 May 2025 20:47:34 GMT /2025-05-01/police-still-disproportionately-stop-search-and-arrest-drivers-of-color-in-vermont-per-uvm-study Elodie Reed /news/2025-05-01/were-getting-it-done-iris-forges-ahead-in-helping-new-arrivals-despite-federal-cuts 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. Thu, 01 May 2025 20:11:21 GMT /news/2025-05-01/were-getting-it-done-iris-forges-ahead-in-helping-new-arrivals-despite-federal-cuts Chris Polansky /2025-05-01/state-recognized-tribes-defend-legitimacy-at-vermont-statehouse-event 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. Thu, 01 May 2025 17:11:19 GMT /2025-05-01/state-recognized-tribes-defend-legitimacy-at-vermont-statehouse-event Elodie Reed /2025-04-30/federal-oil-and-gas-leasing-plan-could-include-maine-coast The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has started a process to schedule drilling for offshore fossil fuel. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 21:45:15 GMT /2025-04-30/federal-oil-and-gas-leasing-plan-could-include-maine-coast Peter McGuire /2025-04-30/prominent-vt-family-asks-nh-court-to-uphold-27m-verdict-against-financial-advisor 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. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 19:57:39 GMT /2025-04-30/prominent-vt-family-asks-nh-court-to-uphold-27m-verdict-against-financial-advisor Todd Bookman /2025-04-30/feds-cut-more-americorps-programs-jeopardizing-200-positions-in-vermont 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. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 19:13:49 GMT /2025-04-30/feds-cut-more-americorps-programs-jeopardizing-200-positions-in-vermont Carly Berlin /2025-04-30/mohsen-mahdawi-released-from-prison-while-immigration-proceedings-continue U.S. District Court Judge Geoffrey Crawford ordered Mohsen Mahdawi to be released from detention Wednesday morning, more than two weeks after he was arrested by ICE at his citizenship appointment in Vermont. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 15:30:15 GMT /2025-04-30/mohsen-mahdawi-released-from-prison-while-immigration-proceedings-continue Sabine Poux /2025-04-30/autism-3-vermonters-late-life-diagnoses 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. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 09:00:00 GMT /2025-04-30/autism-3-vermonters-late-life-diagnoses Mary Williams Engisch /2025-04-29/federal-government-details-its-case-against-mohsen-mahdawi-ahead-of-wednesday-hearing Federal lawyers bring out new allegations against Mahdawi, which he and his attorneys refute. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 21:43:51 GMT /2025-04-29/federal-government-details-its-case-against-mohsen-mahdawi-ahead-of-wednesday-hearing Sabine Poux /2025-04-29/massachusetts-hits-a-solar-milestone-but-can-the-grid-handle-the-heat There are days when the demand for electricity falls at midday and then rises through the evening and into the night. Grid operator, ISO New England, points out that when you look at charts of those days, it sort of looks like the profile of a duck. So, they call these days "duck curve days." Tue, 29 Apr 2025 14:40:10 GMT /2025-04-29/massachusetts-hits-a-solar-milestone-but-can-the-grid-handle-the-heat Carrie Healy /2025-04-29/as-measles-spreads-across-new-england-cts-top-public-health-official-says-check-your-vaccinations There are nearly 900 confirmed cases of the measles across the United States. The high count is "an anomaly" according to officials. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 13:27:15 GMT /2025-04-29/as-measles-spreads-across-new-england-cts-top-public-health-official-says-check-your-vaccinations Sujata Srinivasan