New England News Collaborative

Legislation is being introduced in Congress and in the Connecticut General Assembly.

Every four years coinciding with the Winter Olympics, people in the U.S. become interested in the sport of curling. This year far from Italy in a small Massachusetts town, a curling club and its greying membership are hoping to capitalize on the moment.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit against Coca-Cola Northeast over alleged gender discrimination against male employees.

Many other colleges abandoned swimming requirements due to equity concerns and shifting priorities.

The suspected shooter worked at a shipyard in Bath, Maine, but often traveled to Rhode Island.

Unitarian Universalist churches and Quaker meetings are seeing a surge in interest in Maine, which is considered one of the least religious states in the country. In the second story in this two-part series on the UU-Quaker revival, new members say they're looking for a sense of community, and an inclusive environment with social justice at the core.

The measure renews Maine's membership in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative which forces power generators to pay for climate-warming emissions.

Maine consistently ranks as one of the least religious states in the entire country — 49th, according to the latest report from Pew Research Center. But a couple of denominations are bucking that trend. This is part one of a two part series.

The faith leaders said they had “heard God’s call.”

Makengo Nzeza was arrested by federal agents on January 23. During his weeks-long absence, members of his church raised money, provided meals and arranged rides for his wife, who was recovering from an emergency C-section, and for his four young children.