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Updates from around the district, posted regularly. Hear from our students, supporters, and leadership team, all in one place.
Collaborations on display in Connecticut at the Hartford District Event
And finally, down in Connecticut, the Hartford District Event completed our second weekend of three events at once! Teams from Connecticut and Massachusetts competed at Hartford Public High School for the 12th year.
All of our Connecticut teams have been supported for multiple years by the Connecticut Office of Manufacturing. We are incredibly grateful for this partnership! Chief Manufacturing Officer Kirti Patel joined us in person to celebrate the renewal of this incredi
4 days ago2 min read
Collaborations on display in Connecticut at the Hartford District Event
And finally, down in Connecticut, the Hartford District Event completed our second weekend of three events at once! Teams from Connecticut and Massachusetts competed at Hartford Public High School for the 12th year.
All of our Connecticut teams have been supported for multiple years by the Connecticut Office of Manufacturing. We are incredibly grateful for this partnership! Chief Manufacturing Officer Kirti Patel joined us in person to celebrate the renewal of this incredi
4 days ago2 min read
A Granite State Tradition: Week 4 at the University of New Hampshire
Heading north, our second event this past weekend was held at the University of New Hampshire, a wonderful partner to our district since its founding. Having hosted 8 previous district qualifiers and the District Championship in 2016, the event was excited to see teams from every New England state!
4 days ago2 min read
Triple plays for New England Week 4: Greater Boston kicks it off
Our second weekend hosting three simultaneous events is in the books! In Massachusetts, Revere High School hosted the Greater Boston District Event with teams from New Hampshire, Maine, Connecticut and Mass.
5 days ago2 min read
Kicking off back-to-back weekends for FRC in Connecticut
We were excited to see teams from Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont and New Hampshire at one of our longest-running events in the same venue! The Waterbury District Event wowed visitors while kicking off two weekends in a row of CT events.
Mar 282 min read
Every New England state assembled at University of Rhode Island
Our third year at the University of Rhode Island was a memorable one, with teams from all six New England states competing! This won't happen again until the District Championship next month! Thank you to university President Mark Parlange and College of Engineering Dean Anthony Marchese for welcoming our teams to the campus. Electrical engineering graduate student Anna Cetera gave a wonderful opening presentation encouraging students to consider URI for undergrad.
Mar 242 min read
Uncovering the future at Western New England University
The Western NE District Event returned to Western New England University for the 6th time, welcoming teams from Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont and New Hampshire.
Special thanks to our event chair Dr. Christian Salmon for introducing incoming University president Dr. Joseph Hartman and to both for welcoming our teams on Saturday morning!
Local media had great coverage of the entire weekend. See our Press Room for the articles!
Mar 202 min read
UNEARTH-ing REBUILT with FLL Explore and FRC at North Shore
Returning this year after a brief hiatus, the North Shore District Event welcomed teams from Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Rhode Island and Pennsylvania to Reading Memorial High School! The added FIRST LEGO League Explore Festival was a special afternoon for everyone who participated and cheered them on.
Mar 192 min read
Week 2 in New England: Coopertition at Granite State
The 12th annual Granite State District Event brought its name to Bedford High School, where the Southern NH District Event was held in 2017 and 2019! Hosting 34 teams from New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont and Massachusetts, we saw tons of excitement in this great venue.
Mar 182 min read
From RE:PLAY to REBUILT: Celebrating Every Ability at Pine Tree
The 9th annual Pine Tree District looked familiar, yet distinct from Pine Trees of the past! We returned to last year's new venue, Falmouth High School, to host the only FRC qualifier in Maine, where tradition holds that the event will be called Pine Tree. Featuring almost all of the Maine teams, as well as some visitors from New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Connecticut, this event was fortunate to be locally sponsored by the Maine Army National Guard and the Maine Space Cons
Mar 122 min read
Digging in to Week 1 in New England: Minuteman District Event
The 2026 FIRST Robotics Competition game, REBUILT, is no longer a thing of the past! New England kicked off the competition season with qualifiers in Massachusetts and Maine, hosting 50 teams during Week 1. The inaugural Minuteman District Event was so much fun, it never wanted to end!
Mar 112 min read
RI FTC Statement on 2025 Wheeler School Qualifying Tournament
We are grateful for the leadership and careful response of Rhode Island FIRST Tech Challenge, The Wheeler School and FIRST as all strive to support our community through the events of December 13, 2025, in Providence, Rhode Island
Dec 15, 20252 min read
CT Manufacturing Innovation Forum 2025: Celebrating Leadership, STEM, and Next-Gen Talent
From classroom to career, Connecticut’s future innovators (and FIRST programs!) were on full display at the 2nd Annual Connecticut Manufacturing Innovation Forum!
Sep 12, 20253 min read
FIRST Robotics teams represent New England at the highest level: FIRST Championship 2025
To close out a FIRST season with as many high tides and deep currents as the ocean, thousands of students, mentors, volunteers, sponsors and friends traveled to Houston, Texas for the FIRST Championship
Apr 30, 20253 min read
New England hosts the very first Premier Event competition format for FIRST Tech Challenge
As the only Premier Event scheduled before the FIRST Championship, New England had a unique opportunity to showcase our unity as a geographic region, celebrate our FIRST Tech Challenge Teams, give competing teams a taste of the FIRST Championship Experience potentially closer to home, and be a guiding light for the Premier Events to come.
Apr 12, 20257 min read
Thousands of students made waves at The Big E to complete the FIRST DIVE robotics season in New England
NE FIRST returned to The Big E for our weekend-long robotics showcase featuring all FIRST programs together on one fairground, April 2–5!
Apr 10, 20257 min read
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