Nirvani Williams
ReporterNirvani 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 initiative, funded through a state grant, applies to all 15 regional transit authorities in Massachusetts, including Franklin and Berkshire counties. The program does not include the MBTA. -
Massachusetts Sen. Adam Gomez, D-Springfield, said undocumented immigrants who do not have driver's licenses can submit alternative forms of identification at the Registry of Motor Vehicles in order to apply for a license starting in July 2023.
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University of Massachusetts Amherst Vice Chancellor for University Relations, John Kennedy, says the current symbol isn't representative of "the academic institution we are."
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'Lo último en lo que quiero invertir': Holyoke instalará ShotSpotter, algunos se muestran escépticosEl Concejo Municipal de Holyoke votó recientemente para usar fondos de subvenciones federales para implementar ShotSpotter, una tecnología para identificar y localizar disparos, en el centro de la ciudad.
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Holyoke's City Council recently voted to use federal grant funds to implement ShotSpotter, a technology to identify and locate gunshots, in the city's downtown. Some are skeptical of its efficacy, but Holyoke Mayor Joshua Garcia says it’s worth a try.
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Según los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC), las mujeres negras tienen tres veces más probabilidades de morir por una causa relacionada con el embarazo que las mujeres blancas. Para las mujeres latinas se doblega esa probabilidad.
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Black women are three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause than white women.
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Massachusetts offers gender-neutral marker on driver's licenses, but some worry about discriminationAs anti-trans laws pass in other parts of the country, some trans and nonbinary people in Massachusetts say they don’t feel safe choosing the "X" marker, designated for nonbinary people on driver’s licenses and passports.
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Payton Shubrick, owner of 6 Bricks dispensary, said she's trying to focus on an "inclusive future" for cannabis in Springfield.
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Springfield, Massachusetts, annual Puerto Rican parade will make its way down Main Street in the city's downtown.
