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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We’re only a few days away from election day on November 3rd and all candidates for governor are making sure constituents across the state understand their views. Democratic candidate and incumbent Governor Maura Healey, Republican candidate, Mike Minogue, and independent challenger Andrea James visited NEPM’s studio to speak with reporter Nirvani Williams about how they would address issues specific to residents in western Massachusetts. -
Jewish Family Service of Western Massachusetts joined other national organizations and four refugees in filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration in a Massachusetts district court Monday. They're suing over rules that strip refugees of legal protections without due process. -
We speak to all candidates on the ballot for the Mass. gubernatorial race: incumbent Gov. Maura Healey, Republican Mike Minogue, and independent Andrea James. -
![Holyoke Mayor Joshua Garcia [far left]](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/13c4426/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4032x2246+0+389/resize/280x156!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fcd%2Fe7%2F4ba1919b429abb99b8f64f5b4be1%2Fimg-0956.jpeg)
Ten businesses in Holyoke have received funding through the state's Community One Stop for Growth initiative, to invest in economic development objectives for the city. -
The Shoestring joined several other independent news outlets in filing a suit last Wednesday in New York’s Southern District seeking damages for the use of published material to build products like ChatGPT. -
With primary elections only a few days away, voters in the 11th Hampden District will get to decide who they want to best represent them on Beacon Hill. -
Gov. Maura Healey was in western Massachusetts recently to meet with local officials and community leaders. -
![Cornucopia co-owners Nathaniel Clifford [left] and Jade Jump [right] in front of their health and wellness store, which moved to Dwight Street in Holyoke last month.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9dfd52d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4032x2246+0+389/resize/280x156!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F42%2Fd4%2Fd6f755d84b4e924536bec8d8af9c%2Fimg-0748.jpg)
Health and wellness store, Cornucopia, is settling into the Holyoke community after moving from Thornes Marketplace in Northampton where they spent 40 years. -
There’s an exhibit of new photographs of the city of Holyoke – taken through the lens of a 100-year-old camera. “Pictorially Speaking’ is now on display at the Wistariahurst Museum. -
Gov. Maura Healey signed the “Freedom to Read” law on Monday in an attempt to keep book bans out of Massachusetts schools and librarians. The new law aims to strengthen protections for public school teachers and librarians.
![Holyoke Mayor Joshua Garcia [far left]](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b76bd8c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4032x2246+0+389/resize/560x312!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fcd%2Fe7%2F4ba1919b429abb99b8f64f5b4be1%2Fimg-0956.jpeg)
![Cornucopia co-owners Nathaniel Clifford [left] and Jade Jump [right] in front of their health and wellness store, which moved to Dwight Street in Holyoke last month.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/06712aa/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4032x2246+0+389/resize/560x312!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F42%2Fd4%2Fd6f755d84b4e924536bec8d8af9c%2Fimg-0748.jpg)
