Katie Cole

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Digital Producer at WBUR-FM (Boston, MA)

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Quincy residents sue over plans to put statues of Catholic saints outside public safety building

1 week ago | wbur.org | Katie Cole

The American Civil Liberties Union and a group of Quincy residents have sued the mayor and city over plans to put up statues of two Catholic saints outside a new public safety building. The 10-foot-tall statues will depict St. Michael the Archangel and St. Florian, the patron saints of police and firefighters. A combined $850,000 in city funds were budgeted for the pieces.
Timeline: How the MBTA's deal to replace Red and Orange Line cars went off track

1 week ago | wbur.org | Katie Cole |Andrea Perdomo-Hernandez

Timeline: How the MBTA's deal to replace Red and Orange Line cars went off trackThe MBTA is 11 years into a contract to replace its aging subway cars on the Orange and Red lines. Hundreds of the promised trains are overdue. In 2014, the transit agency signed a contract with the China Railroad Rolling Stock Corporation, known as CRRC, to build hundreds of new cars. All trains were supposed to be delivered by 2023.
What's open and closed on Memorial Day in Massachusetts

2 weeks ago | wbur.org | Katie Cole

Memorial Day honors the sacrifice of military service members who died in duty. It falls on May 26 this year. Volunteers will plant more than 37,000 American flags at the Soldiers and Sailors Monument on Boston Common in tribute to every fallen service member from Massachusetts since the Revolutionary War. And while Boston doesn't hold a city-wide parade, neighboring Somerville holds one that will kick off at 11 a.m. in Davis Square on Sunday. The day is also known as the unofficial start of summer.
Your ferry to Martha's Vineyard may be powered by vegetable oil this summer

2 weeks ago | wbur.org | Katie Cole |John Bender

The Steamship Authority will try a vegetable oil-based fuel, instead of diesel, to power a ferry to Martha's Vineyard this summer. Last week, the board of the Cape and Islands ferry operator approved a $62,000 fuel expense to try out the renewable fuel on one ferry between June 1 and Sept. 1. The "renewable diesel," which is not new, but has only recently become available on the East Coast, will be used on the M/V Island Home.
Emmanuel College admissions employee arrested for soliciting teen applicant for sex

1 month ago | wbur.org | Katie Cole

An Emmanuel College admissions officer has been arrested for allegedly soliciting sex from a 17-year-old applicant to the college, according to federal prosecutors. The U.S. attorney's office for Massachusetts said on Friday that 29-year-old Jacob Henriques, of Boston, has been charged with attempted sex trafficking of a minor. He is set to appear in court on May 5.
Photos: Moments from the 129th Boston Marathon

1 month ago | wbur.org | Katie Cole

Photos: Moments from the 129th Boston MarathonRunners push off the starting line in Hopkinton for the 129th Boston Marathon. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)Organizers could not have wished for a more beautiful day to run 129th Boston Marathon. With temperatures topping out in the low 60s along the route, racers and spectators alike were treated to the best of Boston spring. Boston Marathon spectators cheer on runners as they make their way down the hill from the starting line.
Massachusetts leaders, Catholics mourn the death of Pope Francis

1 month ago | wbur.org | Katie Cole

The Catholic community in Massachusetts is mourning Pope Francis, who died at age 88 on Monday. "In his ministry and across his writings, he has continuously called us to deeper faith and to a more generous participation in the boundless compassion of God," Henning wrote of Francis. "He has challenged us to turn away from selfish impulses and towards communion with others and respect for God's creation."The pontiff had a close relationship with O'Malley, Henning's predecessor.
After 17 years underground, periodical cicadas in Mass. crawl out this spring

1 month ago | wbur.org | Katie Cole

After 17 years underground, a special variety of the insects, called periodical cicadas, will crawl up in parts of Massachusetts and across a broad swath of the country this spring. They're ready to shed their exoskeletons and put on a show. They belong to Brood XIV, one of the largest posses of periodical cicadas by geographical span. Beyond the Bay State, the bugs are predicted to pop out in parts of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, all the way down to Tennessee and northern Georgia.
Here's what is open and closed on Patriots' Day in Mass.

1 month ago | wbur.org | Katie Cole

Patriots' Day is the Massachusetts holiday marking the first battle of the American Revolution. This year's festivities are extra special, as the state celebrates 250 years since the battles of Lexington, Concord and Menotomy on April 19, 1775. The day is commemorated on the third Monday of the month and falls on April 21 this year. There are plenty of activities marking the semiquincentennial anniversary of the battles, both leading up to and on Patriots' Day.
Harvard professors sue Trump administration over funding cut threats

1 month ago | opb.org | Katie Cole

The Harvard chapter of the American Association of University Professors sued the Trump administration Friday over what they call an “unlawful and unprecedented” attempt to use federal funding cuts to restrict free speech. The Department of Education announced in late March that it would review $8.7 billion in federal grants and contacts given to Harvard, alleging that the school failed to prevent antisemitic discrimination on campus.