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Lynn Jolicoeur @lynnjolicoeur.bsky.social · 8d

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2025 NABB Housing Forum: Ending Street Homelessness: What is Working in Boston

Lynn Jolicoeur @lynnjolicoeur.bsky.social · 19d

Congrats, Miriam! Great reporting.

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Lynn Jolicoeur @lynnjolicoeur.bsky.social · 22d

Looking forward to moderating this discussion Thursday evening about homelessness and supportive/affordable housing in Boston. Join us if you can!
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Join us for the 2025 Neighborhood Association of Back Bay (NABB) Housing Forum, Ending Street Homelessness: What is Working in Boston. Audience members will learn about Permanent Supportive Housing, g...

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Lynn Jolicoeur @lynnjolicoeur.bsky.social · 23d

And here's a long write-up by The Associated Press:
www.wbur.org/news/2025/09...

Scientists tap 'secret' fresh water under the ocean off New England, raising hopes for a thirsty world

Scientists conducting a first-of-its-kind drilling operation have extracted samples of fresh water hiding in massive reservoirs deep under the ocean. The researchers sank pipes through the seabed muck...

Scientists discover fresh water reserve under seafloor off of Cape Cod

Lynn Jolicoeur @lynnjolicoeur.bsky.social · 23d

Scientists drilled off the coast of Cape Cod this summer -- for water. FRESH water. They found it, deep below the ocean floor. Hear my conversation with one of the heads of the global expedition: www.wbur.org/upnext/2025/...

Scientists have long suspected there were aquifers below the ocean floor. But where they are and how they got there is a mystery.

Josh Kraft bows out of Boston race for mayor

Lynn Jolicoeur @lynnjolicoeur.bsky.social · 26d

After coming in a distant second to Mayor Michelle Wu in this week’s preliminary election, Josh Kraft has dropped out of the Boston mayor’s race: www.wbur.org/news/2025/09...

Josh Kraft has dropped out of the Boston mayor's race, two days after incumbent Michelle Wu trounced him in the city's preliminary election.

South Shore nonprofit that serves adults with disabilities fears losing Haitian workers

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Lynn Jolicoeur @lynnjolicoeur.bsky.social · Sep 6

Sweet boy! Trying to keep up with Dan this weekend? 😁

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Lynn Jolicoeur @lynnjolicoeur.bsky.social · Aug 18

"No one can afford to lose 12% of your workforce at any given time. But these folks are performing essential roles. The people we're supporting here would not have the lives they do, were it not for these workers." www.wbur.org/news/2025/08...

Marshfield-based Road to Responsibility runs 52 group homes. Twelve percent of its workers are Haitians who are in the U.S. on Temporary Protected Status, a legal protection the Trump administration i...

Norfolk jail culinary program helps incarcerated men cook up new skills for a better life

Lynn Jolicoeur @lynnjolicoeur.bsky.social · Aug 18

At Norfolk County Correctional Center, some men have been learning how to cook in hopes of possibly landing jobs in professional kitchens when they get out. Research finds people with steady jobs after jail or prison are much less likely to commit new crimes. www.wbur.org/news/2025/08...

The program at Norfolk County Correctional Center, run by The Snapchef Foundation, provides men with eight weeks of kitchen and online learning, as well as support to get hired in professional kitchen...

Lynn Jolicoeur @lynnjolicoeur.bsky.social · Aug 1

Thanks, Dan! Always wish I could get around to doing better than iPhone pics. Some day…

The news won't stop. Neither will we.

Lynn Jolicoeur @lynnjolicoeur.bsky.social · Aug 1

Captivating Cape Cod. Never gets old.

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Lynn Jolicoeur @lynnjolicoeur.bsky.social · Jul 19

Prouder than ever to do what I do.
www.wbur.org/inside/2025/...

While the federal funding clawback is a real setback, it's not game over. It's game on.

Bristol district attorney’s office says it incorrectly reported that 10th person died as a result of Fall River fire - The Boston Globe

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Lynn Jolicoeur @lynnjolicoeur.bsky.social · Jul 18

An update to this story: The announcement that a 10th person had died as a result of the fire was a mistake, the DA's office now says: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/18/m...

Brenda Cropper, who the district attorney’s office said on Thursday had died as a result of her injuries, remains in critical condition, the district attorney’s office said in a statement.

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Lynn Jolicoeur @lynnjolicoeur.bsky.social · Jul 17

You'll want to listen to this Fall River Fire Department lieutenant, Paul Machado, describe his experience rescuing people from a fire at an assisted living facility Sunday. The fire killed 10 people. About 60 survived with the help of first responders including Machado. www.wbur.org/news/2025/07...

Fall River fire lieutenant recalls 'sheer chaos' and rescues at assisted living facility fire

Lt. Paul Machado, a 30-year veteran of Fall River Fire Department who helped rescue elderly and disabled residents of Gabriel House by ladder, reflects on the tragedy.

UMass Chan Medical School faces shortfall of tens of millions of dollars in NIH funding

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Lynn Jolicoeur @lynnjolicoeur.bsky.social · Jul 11

"The funding is not being advanced to the scientists who have dedicated their career to making a difference in the world... We're talking about research that's going to change the course of history of disease.": Chancellor Michael Collins, UMass Chan Medical School
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The medical school's chancellor, Dr. Michael Collins, said nearly $42 million in grants expected by the institution's scientists for research and related expenses did not come through for the fiscal y...

Lynn Jolicoeur @lynnjolicoeur.bsky.social · Jul 6

So thankful for our beautiful Massachusetts coastline. Halibut Point State Park (and Reservation — run by The Trustees of Reservations), Rockport.

‘Our livelihood is in danger’: Lake Winnipesaukee has a bacteria problem, and locals are worried - The Boston Globe

Lynn Jolicoeur @lynnjolicoeur.bsky.social · Jun 25

Hate to read this. Have always loved the big, beautiful, clear-watered Lake Winnipesaukee. Climate change and fertilizer runoff are threatening it.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/25/m...

In 2024, Winnipesaukee saw record cyanobacteria blooms, amid warmer temperatures and an increase in nutrients that feed the bacteria.

www.bostonglobe.com

Lynn Jolicoeur @lynnjolicoeur.bsky.social · Jun 15

Glorious way to end the week: a three-summit Friday in the White Mountains. Views from Mt. Webster, Mt. Jackson, Mt. Pierce.

Lynn Jolicoeur @lynnjolicoeur.bsky.social · Jun 7

Organizers at the last minute postponed Porchfest to tomorrow — Sunday. We’ll start around 12:30.

Lynn Jolicoeur @lynnjolicoeur.bsky.social · Jun 6

Organizers have confirmed the event is a go for tomorrow/Saturday.

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Lynn Jolicoeur @lynnjolicoeur.bsky.social · Jun 6

Enjoy Pride, Mary Shannon! And thanks for letting me know about Stoneham... we'll see how we're doing after another Porchfest in a couple of weeks! :-)

Lynn Jolicoeur @lynnjolicoeur.bsky.social · Jun 6

Looking forward to singing at Medford Porchfest Saturday! I'll perform jazz, pop and R&B tunes with guitarist George Hicks and bassist Warren Olsen at 20 Mystic Street from about 12:45 to 2:00. Check website in case rain moves it from Saturday to Sunday!
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Medford Porchfest 2025

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Lynn Jolicoeur @lynnjolicoeur.bsky.social · Jun 4

A note from WBUR's CEO, Margaret Low, about the Trump administration's request to Congress to claw back funding for public broadcasting: www.wbur.org/inside/2025/...

The White House issued a memo yesterday formally asking Congress to claw back funds that support public broadcasting. It’s the most direct attack on WBUR — and public media — ever.