Elizabeth Román
Managing Editor for NewsElizabeth Román is the managing editor of news at NEPM, where she edits daily news stories. She's also working to expand the diversity of sources in our news coverage and is exploring ways to create more Spanish-language news content.
Elizabeth is a lifelong resident of Springfield. She is a graduate of Holyoke Community College and the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
She joined NEPM in March of 2022 after reporting for nearly two decades at the Springfield Republican. In recent years, she has also edited El Pueblo Latino, co-founded Colectivo de Medios Latinos, and appeared as a panelist on NEPM's The Short List and Connecting Point.
She can be reached at elizabeth_roman [at] nepm.org.
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The Massachusetts Department of Fire Services’ new tool for tracking lithium-ion battery fires has helped to identify 50 such incidents in the past six months.
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Massachusetts está asegurando que las familias que no hablan principalmente inglés accedan a beneficios de permiso familiar y médico pagado, PFML por sus siglas en inglés, con servicios disponibles en español, portugués, chino, criollo hatiano y más.
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Massachusetts is making it easier for families who do not primarily speak English, to access paid family leave benefits, with services available in Spanish, Portuguese, Chines, Hatian-Creole and more.
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The inaugural Pan African Historical Museum gala will focus on highlighting Black art, culture and history, organizers said.
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Patrick Sullivan will retire in April after working for the Springfield Parks Department for 37 years. He will be replaced as head of parks and facilities by Tom Ashe, the current chief of staff for Mayor Domenic Sarno.
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The search for the new superintendent of Springfield Public Schools will be conducted in part by an outside legal firm.
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Conrad Mainwaring, who was a hurdler for Antigua and Barbuda in the 1976 Montreal summer Olympics, entered the plea Thursday in Berkshire Superior Court.
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Rafael Fernandez y su esposa Ada operaron Fernandez Family Restuarant hasta 2013, cuando se jubilaron y dejaron el negocio a sus hijas. En 2022, después de 34 años de servir comida tradicional puertorriqueña en Holyoke, el restaurante cerró.
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Fernandez Family Restaurant was a popular eatery in Holyoke for 34 years. Its owner Rafael Fernandez has died at age 71.
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Springfield has been celebrating Black History Month with a flag raising on Feb. 1 for the past 38 years.