Eve Zuckoff

Boston

Reporter at WBUR News

Reporter @wbur • Occasionally popping by X, more active on Instagram @evezuckoff

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Just in time: Frog Pond spray pool opens during Boston's first seasonal scorcher

3 days ago | wbur.org | Eve Zuckoff |Beth Healy

Water showers down from the fountain at the center of the Frog Pond, soaking bathers on the pond's opening day Boston. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)It was a scorcher Tuesday in Boston, as temperatures soared to a record high for June of 101 degrees. And the steamy weather, just days into summer's official kickoff, sent residents in search of air conditioning, shade and places to swim or splash around.
Josh Kraft again blasts Wu over White Stadium, claiming costs have skyrocketed

1 week ago | wbur.org | Eve Zuckoff

Boston mayoral candidate Josh Kraft again blasted Mayor Michelle Wu's handling of the White Stadium renovation project on Monday, saying costs have spiraled. But he didn't provide on-the-record evidence to back up his claim. Speaking in front of the Franklin Park stadium's crumbling facade, Kraft said the city was now on the hook for $172 million to cover its portion of the rebuild.
Mayor Wu launches external investigation into top aide

2 weeks ago | wbur.org | Eve Zuckoff

The city of Boston is launching an external investigation into allegations of misconduct against a top aide to Mayor Michelle Wu.In a letter to the Boston City Council, the head of the city's human resources department said her office is engaging an employment law firm to investigate allegations against Segun Idowu, the city’s chief of economic opportunity and inclusion. He is accused of being at the center of a violent argument between two city hall staffers last month.
Boston unions lead rally against L.A. ICE raids

2 weeks ago | wbur.org | Eve Zuckoff

More than 200 people gathered outside Boston City Hall Monday to condemn President Trump’s response to ICE protests in Los Angeles over the weekend. SEIU California President David Huerta was arrested Friday after federal agents say he blocked a gate near a work site in L.A. Union officials say he was injured during the arrest. Speakers in Boston called for solidarity among those gathered, many of whom wore purple SEIU t-shirts.
Mayor Wu's week in the crosshairs of the feds

3 weeks ago | wbur.org | Eve Zuckoff |Walter Wuthmann

For Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, it’s been a week of tangling with federal officials over immigration enforcement. If she threw the first punch — accusing ICE agents of behaving like “secret police” in masks, "snatching" people off the street and terrifying communities — the feds were unbowed, and quick to strike back.
If elected mayor, Kraft says he’d lean on philanthropy and improve community engagement

3 weeks ago | wbur.org | Eve Zuckoff

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and her lead challenger Josh Kraft both agree that federal funding cuts will hit the city’s education, health care and climate sectors hard. But Kraft, the former CEO of Boston Boys & Girls Clubs and son of the Patriots owner Robert Kraft, is trying to make the case that he’s the right person to lead the city through changes the Trump administration might bring.
As Trump bears down on Boston, Wu says she'll keep the focus on city residents

4 weeks ago | wbur.org | Eve Zuckoff

As Trump bears down on Boston, Wu says she'll keep the focus on city residentsBoston Mayor Michelle Wu speaks during the WBUR Festival. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has heard and seen what she described as the Trump administration’s "attacks" on the city, and she's worried about the long-term effects they could have. But as she runs for a second term, she said she's focused on the nonpartisan work of supporting Bostonians in their everyday lives.
Eliminate the Marine Mammal Commission? Trump budget proposes to do that

1 month ago | wshu.org | Eve Zuckoff

The Trump Administration is taking aim at an agency that protects marine mammals from harm, prompting local experts to worry. The Marine Mammal Commission was created more than 50 years ago to ensure the Marine Mammal Protection Act is followed and to provide independent, science-based oversight of federal activities that affect whales, dolphins, seals, and more. Frances Gulland, Commission Chair, released a public letter decrying the effort.
Eliminate the Marine Mammal Commission? Trump budget proposes to do that

1 month ago | ctpublic.org | Eve Zuckoff

Published May 8, 2025 at 7:15 PM EDT The Trump Administration is taking aim at an agency that protects marine mammals from harm, prompting local experts to worry. The Marine Mammal Commission was created more than 50 years ago to ensure the Marine Mammal Protection Act is followed and to provide independent, science-based oversight of federal activities that affect whales, dolphins, seals, and more. Frances Gulland, Commission Chair, released a public letter decrying the effort.
Eliminate the Marine Mammal Commission? Trump budget proposes to do that

1 month ago | nepm.org | Eve Zuckoff

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tim Cole/NOAA Fisheries, NEFSC Two North Atlantic right whales photographed by the NOAA’s Northeast Fisheries Center aerial survey team in May 2016. The Trump Administration is taking aim at an agency that protects marine mammals from harm, prompting local experts to worry.