Jenny KornreichFormer StaffEmail EmailJenny Kornreich was a WBUR news fellow.Recently publishedBoston Mayoral Candidates Promise To Take On Climate ChangeAll five major candidates running for mayor of Boston have unveiled their own plans to deal with climate change. The proposals range from simply updating building codes, to setting a...ResumeLocal Coverage04:43Aug 31, 2021OSHA Faults Contractor Involved In 2 Worker Deaths In BostonFederal regulators said the owner of Atlantic Coast Utilities, Lawrence Maloney, repeatedly violated worker safety rules. Two workers for the contractor died after they were struck by one of the...Local CoverageAug 18, 2021A Brief Breakdown Of Where The Boston Mayoral Candidates Stand On Climate ChangeAll five major candidates in the Boston mayoral election have proposed measures to help deal with climate change. Here are highlights for each of the candidates. Local CoverageAug 17, 2021Beverly Nonprofit Faces Hurdles Aiding Victims Of Haiti EarthquakeAuthorities say at least 1,300 people have died after the 7.2 magnitude earthquake shook Haiti over the weekend. Jim Ansara said it has been difficult to reach victims of the...Local CoverageAug 17, 2021Janey Declares Heat Emergency In Boston, Blames Global Warming For Latest ScorcherIn a news conference on Tuesday, Boston’s acting mayor Kim Janey declared a heat emergency starting Wednesday. She blamed global warming for the region's latest heat wave.Local CoverageAug 10, 2021AdvertisementNew Bedford Mandates Workers Be Vaccinated Or Tested RegularlyNew Bedford said Friday it plans to give city employees the choice of either getting vaccinated or being tested regularly. Other cities are considering similar plansLocal CoverageAug 6, 2021'It Will Take Radical Imagination': Boston Task Force Unveils Plan To Reduce Racial InequityThe COVID-19 Health Inequities Task Force plan recommends Boston expand efforts to help young residents in order to level the playing field early on and focuses largely on those from...Local CoverageJul 12, 2021Task Force Recommends All Mass. Residents Be Added To Organ Donor List, Unless They Opt-OutThe Massachusetts Task Force on Pulmonary Hypertension recommended the state assume all residents want to donate their organs, unless they specifically opt-out.Local CoverageJul 5, 2021New England Campsites Are Nearly Full This Summer After A Year Of COVID RestrictionThe Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation expects this to be one of the “most popular seasons in recent memory” for camping. Only a few spots remain for the rest...Local CoverageJul 2, 2021Nearly 18,000 Mass. Residents Died Of COVID. Most Of Their Families Have Yet to Receive HelpIn Massachusetts, nearly 18,000 people have died from COVID. But only about 4,500 have applied for aid. And of those, the government has approved just 757 -- or 17%.Local CoverageJun 21, 2021
Boston Mayoral Candidates Promise To Take On Climate ChangeAll five major candidates running for mayor of Boston have unveiled their own plans to deal with climate change. The proposals range from simply updating building codes, to setting a...ResumeLocal Coverage04:43Aug 31, 2021
OSHA Faults Contractor Involved In 2 Worker Deaths In BostonFederal regulators said the owner of Atlantic Coast Utilities, Lawrence Maloney, repeatedly violated worker safety rules. Two workers for the contractor died after they were struck by one of the...Local CoverageAug 18, 2021
A Brief Breakdown Of Where The Boston Mayoral Candidates Stand On Climate ChangeAll five major candidates in the Boston mayoral election have proposed measures to help deal with climate change. Here are highlights for each of the candidates. Local CoverageAug 17, 2021
Beverly Nonprofit Faces Hurdles Aiding Victims Of Haiti EarthquakeAuthorities say at least 1,300 people have died after the 7.2 magnitude earthquake shook Haiti over the weekend. Jim Ansara said it has been difficult to reach victims of the...Local CoverageAug 17, 2021
Janey Declares Heat Emergency In Boston, Blames Global Warming For Latest ScorcherIn a news conference on Tuesday, Boston’s acting mayor Kim Janey declared a heat emergency starting Wednesday. She blamed global warming for the region's latest heat wave.Local CoverageAug 10, 2021
New Bedford Mandates Workers Be Vaccinated Or Tested RegularlyNew Bedford said Friday it plans to give city employees the choice of either getting vaccinated or being tested regularly. Other cities are considering similar plansLocal CoverageAug 6, 2021
'It Will Take Radical Imagination': Boston Task Force Unveils Plan To Reduce Racial InequityThe COVID-19 Health Inequities Task Force plan recommends Boston expand efforts to help young residents in order to level the playing field early on and focuses largely on those from...Local CoverageJul 12, 2021
Task Force Recommends All Mass. Residents Be Added To Organ Donor List, Unless They Opt-OutThe Massachusetts Task Force on Pulmonary Hypertension recommended the state assume all residents want to donate their organs, unless they specifically opt-out.Local CoverageJul 5, 2021
New England Campsites Are Nearly Full This Summer After A Year Of COVID RestrictionThe Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation expects this to be one of the “most popular seasons in recent memory” for camping. Only a few spots remain for the rest...Local CoverageJul 2, 2021
Nearly 18,000 Mass. Residents Died Of COVID. Most Of Their Families Have Yet to Receive HelpIn Massachusetts, nearly 18,000 people have died from COVID. But only about 4,500 have applied for aid. And of those, the government has approved just 757 -- or 17%.Local CoverageJun 21, 2021
