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Guest columnists Andrea Donlon and Kathy Urffer: Native People’s relationship to the river should not be overlooked The view from the summit of Mt. Sugarloaf State Reservation of the Connecticut River. FILE PHOTO/CHELI MENNELLA Published: 6/27/2021 8:19:33 PM For hundreds of years the Indigenous history of the Northeast has been systematically erased. It is time to speak up to make sure that the federal government and power companies do not continue that bitter legacy. Five hydroelectric facilities on the Connecticut River are renewing their operating licenses under the Federal Energy Reg...

My Turn: Abenaki People’s relationship to the Connecticut River should not be overlooked  Connecticut River FILE PHOTO Published: 6/15/2021 5:04:07 PM For hundreds of years the Indigenous history of the Northeast has been systematically erased. It is time to speak up to make sure that the federal government and power companies do not continue that bitter legacy. Five hydroelectric facilities on the Connecticut River are renewing their operating licenses under the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Later this summer, the public will have an opportunity to weigh in on terms for ...

There are, on average, about 300,000 shad migrating on the Connecticut River each spring, according to counts monitored at Holyoke and reported by the Connecticut River Conservancy. But there once were, and could one day be, tens of millions of shad in the river, said Andrew Fisk, Executive Director of the Connecticut River Conservancy. One problem is that the fish ladder at Turners Falls was ...

A rumbling waterfall.After a swift current and brisk north breeze propelled our kayaks for more than eight miles down the Shetucket River last week,

POLITICO Get the Massachusetts Playbook newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. 05/20/2021 07:33 AM EDT WALSH WATCH — Former Boston Mayor Marty Walsh is getting sucked back into the controversy surrounding embattled Police Commissioner Dennis White — and it could become a distraction for the Labor secretary in...