Mary Blake

2 months ago | wgbh.org | Mary Blake

January 26, 2025 Captain Bobo, a South American lungfish, has found a new home at the New England Aquarium. He’s has actually been at the aquarium for years. But aside from a brief stint on display back in 2018, he’s all spent his time in Boston behind the scenes. With the aquarium’s new Ancestral Fishes and African Rivers exhibit, more visitors will finally be able to meet him.

Jul 3, 2024 | wgbh.org | Mary Blake

July 03, 2024 Paris Alston: This is GBH’s Morning Edition. Tomorrow, a carnivorous 4th of July tradition returns to Coney Island: Nathan’s famous hot dog eating contest. Unidentified announcer: Are you ready to sip from the volcano? Are you ready to make love to the dragon, Brooklyn?

Mar 5, 2024 | wgbh.org | Jesse Steinmetz |Mary Blake |Alexi Cohan |Mark Herz |Elena Eberwein |Paris Alston

On Super Tuesday, Massachusetts voters headed to the polls to make their voices heard on who should be the party nominees for president in 2024. The Associated Press has called the state's Republican primary for former President Donald Trump and the Democratic primary for President Joe Biden shortly after polls closed. Live coverage has ended, but you can find vote tallies and a recap of GBH News' coverage below.

Feb 27, 2024 | wgbh.org | Mary Blake

This is a developing story. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu's plan to make big changes to two Roxbury high schools has been put on hold indefinitely. Last June, Wu had proposed splitting up the John D. O'Bryant School of Mathematics and Science and Madison Park Technical Vocational High School, which share athletic and academic facilities. But the proposal drew sharp criticism for its plan to move the O’Bryant, the most diverse of Boston’s exam schools, to West Roxbury, a predominantly white neighborhood.

Feb 12, 2024 | irishtimes.com | Mary Blake

A familiar scene in Ireland over the centuries is a young person waving goodbye to their family as they seek a new life abroad. A less-familiar sight is a young person waving goodbye to their family and siblings as their family move abroad for a new life. That’s what happened to me. It was December 1971, there was a large removal van for the family and a small van moving me from Artane to my new home, a bedsitter in the Crescent in Fairview. I was 20 and it was my first stint at independent living.