Nirvani Williams
Reporter/Producer/HostNirvani Williams covers socioeconomic disparities for New England Public Media, joining the news team in June 2021 through Report for America.
Prior to this, Williams was the associate editor of Seema, an online publication dedicated to spreading more stories about women in the Indian diaspora, and has written a variety of articles, including a story about a Bangladeshi American cybersecurity expert and her tips for protecting phone data while protesting. Williams interned at WABC-TV’s “Eyewitness News,” WSHU public radio, and La Voce di New York, a news site in Italian and English.
She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Stony Brook University, where she was the executive editor of the student-run culture magazine, The Stony Brook Press.
She can be reached at nirvani_williams [at] nepm.org.
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The Springfield nonprofit, Parent Villages, is hosting its 7th annual event Saturday to highlight local, “unsung” heroes. -
La administración de Trump le está pidiendo al Congreso eliminar Head Start, un programa nacional de educación infantil que es financiado por el gobierno federal. -
Unionized cleaners in Springfield rallied outside One Monarch Place, a popular high-rise in the city, Wednesday, for continued employment, benefits, and safe working conditions. -
The Trump administration is asking Congress to eliminate Head Start, a national early childhood education program that's federally funded. -
![Father Piotr Calik, vicar general [farthest left], Bishop William Byrne, Shaina Rodriguez, Catholic Charities Agency’s new executive director, [center], Father Michael Goudreau, president of Catholic Charities, and Michael Ford, chief financial officer [farthest right] in the press room at the diocese pastoral center in Springfield.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5b29767/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4022x2241+0+95/resize/280x156!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F80%2F3c%2Fd4a93472430cbaaadfc27f6df333%2Fimg-8845.jpg)
Bishop William Byrne announced the agency's new executive director, Shaina Rodriguez, at a press conference in the diocese pastoral center. -
The refugee resettlement program at Catholic Charities Agency in Springfield announced its closure this weekend. They say it's due to federal budget cuts from the Trump administration. -
Bishop Talbert Swan ll says he heard an audio clip he believed to be Vance throwing insults at Trump advisor, Elon Musk. Then, Swan wrote on X "the infighting has begun." -
Red Fire Farm in Granby and Montague, Massachusetts, is among the small farms suing the Trump administration for unlawfully withholding grant funds for agricultural conservation, renewable energy projects for rural communities and farmers, forestry restoration and fuel reduction.
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Rabbi James Greene from Jewish Family Service says the agency had to eliminate four administrative positions in Springfield. -
The state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has issued a report in response to complaints of bullying and racism at Southwick Regional School last year.
![Father Piotr Calik, vicar general [farthest left], Bishop William Byrne, Shaina Rodriguez, Catholic Charities Agency’s new executive director, [center], Father Michael Goudreau, president of Catholic Charities, and Michael Ford, chief financial officer [farthest right] in the press room at the diocese pastoral center in Springfield.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ebeccee/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4022x2241+0+95/resize/560x312!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F80%2F3c%2Fd4a93472430cbaaadfc27f6df333%2Fimg-8845.jpg)
