As an arctic front descends upon the region, four New England communities are taking part in a project to help educate and prepare for the potential effect of climate change. In the fall of 2012, participants from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Science Impact Collaborative, the Consensus Building Institute and the National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) began conducting interviews of residents, business owners and officials in Dover "to assess their level of knowledge and opinions on climate change," according to a release. Throughout 2013, about 120 residents took part in a series of conversations and workshops to consider what changes the city could make to alleviate some of the climate changes. Read the full article on the New Hampshire Union Leader website...

-JOHN QUINN Union Leader Correspondent DOVER