Communities

Sunday marked 51 years since Cape Verde gained independence.

At the peak of the North Country's timber industry a century ago, thousands of French-speaking Canadian immigrants came to the Berlin region, to work in the city's mills. Today, their descendants are promoting that language as a link to their heritage.

Making its first World Cup appearance in 52 years, DR Congo fought higher-ranked Portugal to a 1-1 draw, delighting viewers in Maine.

This short documentary explores a mishoon burn organized by Nipmuc-led organization No Loose Braids in collaboration with the Town of Ashfield, Massachusetts.

Three Afghan refugees opened a restaurant in Brattleboro, but it had to close after the landlord failed to pay his utility bills. Now, with support from the community, they are reopening in a new location.

Emma MacDonald's closest friends shared stories about her life at a memorial service Tuesday, in view of where she was killed almost two weeks ago at the Hotel UMass on the campus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

The Venezuelan owner of Malby Artisan Bread in New Haven pulls inspiration from her country of origin and from her wife, who is from the Dominican Republic.

As the public learned Thursday morning about the beating death of Emma MacDonald, allegedly at the hands of her husband, at a UMass Amherst hotel, organizers were setting up an annual girls empowerment conference in the same building. The juxtaposition of events was stark.

Waypoint estimates 15,000 youth experience homelessness in New Hampshire each year. The organization's overnight shelter, free housing, drop-in centers, street outreach and counseling help many of them find safe, stable places to live.

Just 51 days out from the first World Cup match in Boston, a number of African immigrant-owned businesses say they are struggling to obtain grants and secure spots to be vendors at city watch parties.