5 months. 841 miles. Countless conversations. 🚗🚋 🚌

Gateway Cities Reporter @hallieclaflin.bsky.social has already logged serious miles meeting sources across Massachusetts — because great reporting happens on the ground.

This week on the Codcast: The profit and price of October in Salem. I interviewed Mayor Dominick Pangallo about how the small city of 45,000 manages an influx of more than a million tourists in October alone. It was my first time hosting - but not my last! 🎃 commonwealthbeacon.org/the-codcast/...

Made my debut on the Codcast! Mills, Holyoke, the housing crisis, tariffs, environmental remediation, and more! We covered it all! “Restoring blighted properties is easier said than done in Western Mass.” commonwealthbeacon.org/the-codcast/...

My favorite part about being a journalist is finding myself in very cool (and very random) places…like an old, abandoned alpaca wool mill in Holyoke, MA that’s finally being turned into housing! Believe it or not, this is an average Tuesday for me. Read: commonwealthbeacon.org/housing/easi...

Officials in Lynn and Swampscott are teaming up to tackle the century-old pollution problem at King’s Beach using an unexpected technology: UV light. But whether the pilot system could be permanently implemented remains to be seen. New for @cwbeacon.bsky.social commonwealthbeacon.org/environment/...

‘We are terrified’: Gateway City leaders and local health officials are bracing for sweeping changes to MassHealth under the Trump administration’s tax bill, which will largely hit low-income, immigrant communities. commonwealthbeacon.org/health/we-ar...

My first for @cwbeacon.bsky.social: The city of Chelsea is one of 10 claiming the “All-America City” title this year. Recognized for their community-led sustainability projects, the low-income, majority Hispanic city is no stranger to environmental justice. commonwealthbeacon.org/environment/...