Karen Brown
Reporter/Producer/HostKaren is a radio and print journalist who focuses on health care, mental health, children’s issues, and other topics about the human condition. She has been a full-time radio reporter for NEPM since 1998. Her features and documentaries have won a number of national awards, including the National Edward R. Murrow Award, Public Radio News Directors, Inc. (PRNDI) Award, Third Coast Audio Festival Award, and the Daniel Schorr Journalism Prize.
Karen’s work has appeared on NPR, in The New York Times, and other outlets. She previously worked as a reporter for The Philadelphia Inquirer. She earned a Masters of Journalism from the University of California at Berkeley in 1996.
She can be reached at karen_brown [at] nepm.org.
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After more than 80 years, remains of a Navy sailor killed at Pearl Harbor aboard the USS California were identified and flown to Massachusetts for burial this weekend with full military honors.
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Pharmacist’s Mate 2nd Class Merle Hillman died at Pearl Harbor, but his remains were only identified late last year, using DNA technology. This Saturday, several of his remaining family members will bury him in his hometown of Holyoke, Massachusetts, accompanied by full military honors.
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The hearing scheduled for January 16 will address several charges of retaliation made by the union against the grocery store chain, including the firing of an employee and unequal retirement benefits.
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Ginny Desorgher is one of several mayors in western Massachusetts being sworn-in this week. She is replacing incumbent Roxann Wedegartner.
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Starting in March, the fair market value for state housing vouchers — and some federal Section 8 vouchers — will be calculated by zip code. That will cover higher rents in more expensive neighborhoods. But many voucher-holders in Massachusetts won't benefit from the change.
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Many said discounts were modest, especially in light of inflation, and parking was plentiful.
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The Parlor Room nonprofit said it's launching a campaign for $750,000 worth of updates at the Iron Horse, hoping to start hosting shows there again in May 2024.
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Fruit Fair supermarket has received state funding to combat food deserts in Chicopee. Its owners say growing their own produce on site saves "food miles" and money.
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Massachusetts spends more money on research into problem gambling than most other states, but the available budget has gone down in recent years. This is the third story in our three-part series — "Safe Bet: Is Massachusetts fulfilling its problem-gambling mandate?"
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The low income home energy assistance program, run by the state’s housing department, officially launched for the season Nov. 1.