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Gilda Geist

Falmouth

Reporter and Podcast Producer at The Enterprise News

News reporter and podcast producer for the Enterprise | All views expressed are my own | Following ≠ endorsement

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  • 3 days ago | capeandislands.org | Gilda Geist

    Despite a judge's order, a migrant arrested by federal agents in New Bedford last month remains in detention in New Hampshire. Juan Francisco Méndez’s case gained national attention when a video of the arrest circulated online. The video shows a federal agent smashing Méndez’s car window to arrest him. Méndez has been at Strafford County Corrections in New Hampshire for about a month.

  • 6 days ago | capeandislands.org | Gilda Geist

    An immigration judge in New Hampshire has ordered the release of Juan Francisco Méndez, an immigrant who was arrested in New Bedford last month after a federal agent smashed through his car window to detain him. Méndez has been in detention for nearly a month at Strafford County Corrections in New Hampshire. The order for his release came after the judge declared a failure to prosecute at a hearing Thursday morning. In other words, the government did not charge Méndez with any crimes.

  • 1 week ago | nhpr.org | Gilda Geist |Eve Zuckoff

    The Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC)—a branch of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) with an office in Woods Hole—has seen a 27 percent reduction in staff since President Donald Trump took office, according to current and former NOAA employees, who asked not to be named in this story for fear of retaliation. In addition to the lab in Woods Hole, the NEFSC has four other offices—one each in Rhode Island, New Jersey, Connecticut and Maine.

  • 1 week ago | capeandislands.org | Gilda Geist

    The Barnstable County Board of Regional Commissioners authorized the county to use surplus dollars to fund AmeriCorps Cape Cod through August. This comes after AmeriCorps Cape Cod learned it was among many AmeriCorps programs across the country to have its funding cut by the Department of Government Efficiency. The Barnstable County Commission called an emergency meeting that took place Thursday.

  • 2 weeks ago | capeandislands.org | Gilda Geist

    The Latino community in New Bedford is still reeling from the violent arrest of Juan Francisco Méndez, an immigrant from Guatemala with no known criminal record who was in the process of applying for asylum when he was picked up by federal agents. Gerardo Beltrán Salinas is a freelance journalist who has been covering this story for the New Bedford Light.

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Gilda Geist
Gilda Geist @gilda_geist
20 Dec 22

If you live on Cape Cod, you might be interested in this fresh perspective on sustainable architecture, poverty, and public participation. https://t.co/Eg7ULHneRe

Gilda Geist
Gilda Geist @gilda_geist
23 Nov 22

Need something to listen to while you sit in holiday traffic? Try the Enterprise's podcast, the Upper Cape Catch (it's really good I promise)! https://t.co/p7FBLKkBUV

Gilda Geist
Gilda Geist @gilda_geist
23 Nov 22

In a recent episode of the Upper Cape Catch, Mashpee Wampanoag Education Department Grant Manager Talia Landry talked to me about what Thanksgiving means to her and her community. Listen here: https://t.co/1nn35M6SjL