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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Westfield Mayor Michael McCabe said the parcel of land located in the North Side of the city will be great for its residents. -
Jennifer Willard, the superintendent of the Southwick-Tolland-Granville regional school district, said they've concluded an investigation into what she called a “highly inappropriate and racist" conversation involving Southwick Regional School students on Snapchat. -
UMass researchers say one reason for deteriorating roads in low income communities is redlining, which is the practice of denying people access to credit because of where they live. -
Students at UMass Amherst who were arrested in October for trespassing while demanding the university cut ties with a defense contractor and and condemn the killings in Gaza had their hearing in court Thursday. -
Chicopee city officials say two dams have begun to degrade and negatively impact the water quality at Abbey Brook in Szot Park. The project consists of removing the dams to restore water quality. -
The Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security heard from advocates and lawmakers in support of the bill and those in opposition. -
The Springfield police department has been under a federal consent decree since 2022, which is a court-enforceable order seeking to improve policies and training related to Springfield officers’ use of force. -
Lawrence Akers is 64 and police in Massachusetts are usually required to retire at age 65. To get an exemption, the city council and state lawmakers will have to approve what's known as a "home-rule petition." -
Some of the places the cuts have hit include the Forest Park Zoo, the Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women’s Fund of Western Massachusetts. -
Some fifth graders at Milton Bradley Elementary in Springfield, Massachusetts, put their computer science skills to the test by bringing to life mythological creatures they learned about in class. The students spent three months researching a creature and used block coding to make their designs move.
