Rachel Rohr
Rachel writes and reports for WBUR newscasts and produces a midday national newscast. Before joining WBUR, she was a reporter for the Vineyard Gazette on Martha’s Vineyard.
Most recently, Rachel helped launch a line of solar thermal devices at the South Boston-based renewable energy startup Practical Solar, Inc. Rachel has also worked as a Vatican City tour guide and Roman pub crawl guide. In 2007, she bought a 27-foot sailboat, “Barbarella,” and embarked on a 3,000-mile, seven-month voyage. She continued to live aboard the boat on Boston Harbor until December 2009.
Rachel has a degree in journalism and mass communication from New York University, where she was a staff writer for school’s daily paper, the Washington Square News. She credits her hometown paper, the Canton Citizen, for giving her her first newspaper job at age 17 and sparking her interest in journalism.
Rachel lives in Allston, where she enjoys refrigeration, hot running water and sleeping on a real mattress.
AutoZone Settles Religious Discrimination Suit With Winthrop Man
According to 24-year-old Frank Mahoney Burroughs, the problems started after he converted to Sikhism while working at an AutoZone in Everett in 2009.
Demand Doubles For Boston Library E-Books
Numbers provided by the library show the number of e-books it lends out each month has doubled, from 6,639 in February to 13,554 in September.
New, Safer Test For Down Syndrome Sparks Ethical Concerns
Some Boston-area doctors are concerned that a new prenatal test for Down syndrome will lead to a rise in abortions.
Court Overturns Child Abuse Conviction
The state Appeals Court has overturned the conviction of a Lowell woman who, along with her husband, had been found guilty of drugging, raping and beating their four sons.
Analysis: Mass. Economy Showing Signs Of Slowing Down
An analysis published in the journal MassBenchmarks says demand for products and services in the state's high-tech sector is flattening.
Report: Fishing Revenue In The Northeast Going To Fewer Fisherman
A new federal report finds fishing revenue in the Northeast is being concentrated in the hands of fewer and fewer fishermen.
Slideshow: A Downtown NYC View Of The Attacks
WBUR's Rachel Rohr was living 10 blocks from ground zero on Sept. 11. She retells the experience through photos she quickly captured.
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Seeks Ruling On Land
The chairman of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe testified before Congress Tuesday in favor of two bills that could make it easier for the tribe to get land for a future casino.
Abigail Adams Letter Discovered In Yarmouth Port
More than 220 years after it was sent, a letter written by Abigail Adams, the wife of the second U.S. president, has resurfaced.
Wampanoag History Comes Full Circle At Harvard Commencement
For the first time in nearly 350 years, Harvard University on Thursday awarded an undergraduate degree to a member of the Wampanoag tribe. The school also awarded a posthumous degree to a member of the tribe who died before his graduation in the 1600s.
