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A right whale known as #5120 is seen in the Gulf of St. Lawrence in July 2021. The young female was killed by chronic entanglement wounds and found on a Martha's Vineyard beach.

Population of Critically Endangered Right Whales Ticks Up Though Threats Remain Dire

The species has shown a slow population increase since 2020

Katharine Bowers, left, was named 2024 Teacher of the Year by the Rhode Island Environmental Association. She helped establish a composting and food waste reduction program at the middle school where she teaches.

North Providence Teacher Works to Reduce Food Waste at School

Katharine Bowers of Birchwood Middle School created composting and food waste reduction program

A sign supporting Question 2 is displayed on a lawn on Mechanic Street in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts.

Big Money Recently Donated For and Against Massachusetts Ballot Question on Student Testing

Spending has so far exceeded the state's other 2024 ballot questions

Shorter, Colder Days in New England Can Present Mental Health Challenges

With Seasonal Affective Disorder, 'symptoms tend to be more severe, more present in younger people'

Tales of Witches Were Brewing in Connecticut Before Salem

Beth Caruso recounts the hysteria that began 45 years before the infamous trials in Massachusetts

Here's Why There Are Scary-High Chocolate Candy Prices This Halloween

Rising price of cocoa after a streak of poor crop seasons is reason for spike

The Rhode Island Community Investment Cooperative has created a new community investment fund.

New Investment Fund Aims to Revitalize Rhode Island Communities

The fund will offer loans or equity investments to first-time resident real estate developers and small businesses in neighborhoods that have historically been excluded

Pro-Republican sentiments are relatively new in Fall River, Massachusetts.

Fall River Voters Embracing Trump and His Stance on Immigration

The GOP nominee won a higher percentage of the Massachusetts city’s vote in 2020 than any Republican since Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1956

Cranston Mayor Ken Hopkins, seen celebrating his primary win, hopes to continue his winning streak

A Rare Republican Winning Streak is on the Line in Cranston Mayoral Race

Voters will decide whether to re-elect GOP Mayor Ken Hopkins or elevate Democrat Robert Ferri

Wind turbines are pictured in Bourne, Mass. on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, near the Cape Cod Canal.

New England Grid Reports Greenhouse Gas Reductions

Greenhouse gas pollution from electricity generation slid 4% in 2023

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