Monica Madeja

Boston

News Anchor and Reporter at WBTS-TV (Boston, MA)

@necn anchor, @nbc10boston reporter; lover of people, animals and a good laugh; always looking for a story: [email protected] // insta @monreports

Articles

Somerville ready for PorchFest despite rain

5 days ago | nbcboston.com | Monica Madeja |Darren Botelho

Despite the threat of rain this weekend, the 14th annual PorchFest in Somerville, Massachusetts, is on!The city's beloved event is scheduled to be held from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday. "PorchFest always has a way for the sun to come out just at the right time. It's just going to be a great event," said Jeff Shwom, a PorchFest participant and performer. This year, PorchFest participants need badges to put on their properties.
Great white sharks are key to healthy ocean ecosystem, researcher says

2 weeks ago | nbcboston.com | Monica Madeja

Massachusetts' most notorious predator is key to a healthy ocean ecosystem, according to a researcher who just wrapped up 20 years of studying great white sharks in South Africa. "Having top predators like great whites that help keep the balance," said Neil Hammerschlag, the executive director of the Shark Research Foundation. The Nova Scotia-based scientist is part of a team documenting what became the decline and eventual disappearance of great white sharks in False Bay, South Africa.
Right Whale Day celebrates endangered species 'very special to Massachusetts'

2 weeks ago | nbcboston.com | Monica Madeja

There was a giant reminder of a species in danger in front of the New England Aquarium Thursday. Lessons were out of the water in celebration of the third annual Massachusetts Right Whale Day. "Right whales are an incredible asset ecologically," said Heather Pettis, research scientist at the New England Aquarium.
Todo listo para el juego inaugural de los Red Sox en casa

1 month ago | telemundonuevainglaterra.com | Monica Madeja |Jennifer Sanguano

A solo dos días del inicio de la temporada de baseball le traemos una previa de lo que fanáticos podrán disfrutar en ese primer juego de los Red Sox de este viernes. Esto incluiría horarios más familiares y algunas nuevas opciones en el menú de comida que estarán disponible en Fenway Park. VÉALO GRATIS A CUALQUIER HORAComenzó la cuenta regresiva para el inicio de la nueva temporada del baseball en Boston y fanáticos de los Red Sox ya se muestran con altas expectativas.
What to know about new food and features

1 month ago | nbcboston.com | Monica Madeja

Opening Day at Fenway Park is this Friday and as we kick off baseball season, the Red Sox gave a peek at the new foods offered at the park this year. From Krispy Krunchy Chicken tenders to a new Sicilian-style Sal's Pizza, Fenway Park's chefs have cooked up some new eats this season. They include a "Cowboy Up" burger, a nod to the slogan coined by first baseman Kevin Millar in 2003. It's a burger with smoked cricket, bacon, onion rings and BBQ sauce.
Treatment was harder than 'all 11 of my marathons together'

2 months ago | nbcboston.com | Monica Madeja

Kathy Ball-Toncic uses her body to achieve remarkable feats, like running on all seven continents. But her most recent accomplishment is something she wouldn't wish on anyone. "It was challenging on so many levels, emotional, physical, wondering is all this working? Am I going through this for a good reason?" she asked herself. A year ago, Ball-Toncic was diagnosed with colorectal cancer - just two weeks after beating breast cancer. That's why she was on the south pole.
Cochlear implant helps baby experience world in sound

Feb 4, 2025 | nbcboston.com | Monica Madeja

A simple moment between parents and their baby that wasn't possible for this western Massachusetts family a month ago. Charlie Sinclair was born profoundly deaf. She received a cochlear implant at UMass Memorial Medical Center to help her hear, and last week she heard for the first time. For the 10-month-old baby girl, receiving the implant is just the start of experiencing everyday activities in a different way, like reading. "Now that we're reading out loud and she is actually listening as well.
Cochlear implant helps baby experience world in sound

Feb 4, 2025 | msn.com | Monica Madeja

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'a right to a great life'

Jan 30, 2025 | nbcboston.com | Monica Madeja

Treating addiction is personal for Dr. Sarah "SK" Kler, the first ever Matthew Perry Foundation fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital. She describes a "real, personal commitment" to "the belief that every person who uses drugs and who has, you know, whether it be struggles or an ongoing journey with using substances, that they have a right to a great life and a right to great care.
Astronaut Sunita Williams of Needham takes spacewalk

Jan 16, 2025 | nbcboston.com | Monica Madeja

Talk about a job with a view!NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, a native of Needham, Massachusetts, joined fellow astronaut Nick Hague on a spacewalk. The duo completed four tasks, including patching up a telescope. They worked so efficiently that they even did extra work, including photographing some components for more repairs. All of this done in just under six hours.