17+ hour, 28+ min ago  (442+ words) There's a volunteer movement to rehab overgrown cemeteries. We visit one in Connecticut, where "cemetery citizens" provide TLC to neglected plots. Today, many eyes were focused on the meticulously maintained Arlington National Cemetery for a ceremony honoring fallen service members…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (491+ words) Scotland, Conn. , can be a confusing place to live. The tiny town has six ZIP codes, which makes receiving mail an unwelcome adventure. Now, one of the really cool things about working for NPR is we really cover America, stories…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (64+ words) In Connecticut, formerly incarcerated people are building bookshelves and filling them with books for donation to prisons. They say reading helped them get through their own sentences. How books " and bookshelves " are helping incarcerated people in Connecticut In Connecticut, formerly…...