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The Hispanic Health Council, in collaboration with Hartford Hospital, launched its doula program to bridge access gaps after Connecticut Medicaid began reimbursing doulas for their work.
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Videos about nature and the outdoors in New England from the NENC team and our stations.
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Permit data shows more homes have been approved for construction, though they could take months or years to be completed, if at all. -
The fast-paced, non-contact sport of underwater hockey features two teams of six players competing on the bottom of a pool. Using short sticks, fins, masks, snorkels and protective gloves, players push a three-pound puck across the pool and try to score in the opposing team’s goal.
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The hope is to learn where the insects stop on their southward migration — and where they’re imperiled along the way. -
Nearly 250 years ago, Arnold – one of this country’s most notorious traitors – burned New London to the ground. Each September, hundreds of people gather on the streets of New London to return the favor, by burning him in effigy. -
Earlier this month an organized criminal group managed to hack into the school district computer system in Springfield, Massachusetts. The incident is still under investigation. But the school district is not alone in its vulnerability. Cyber attacks are an increasingly widespread problem for public schools. -
Public records show the owner of former coal-powered plant Merrimack Station are seeking an assessment for turning the property into a data center. -
Save the Sound has released its report card grading the health of spots around Long Island Sound. -
100 bald eagle chicks fledged their nests in New Hampshire this year, the most since the population was near extinction about 40 years ago.
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