Rhondella Richardson

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Anchor and Reporter at WCVB-TV (Boston, MA)

Emmy Award winning Anchor/Reporter for WCVB-TV Newscenter 5. Opinions and links are my own. RT don't = endorsements. Always digging for news & game for fun!

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Holiday weekend traffic slogging through nor'easter

2 weeks ago | wcvb.com | Rhondella Richardson

AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE AROUND YOU. HOW IS IT OUT HERE? TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE. IT’S THE KIND OF SPRING NOR’EASTER THAT MAKES DRIVERS PULL OFF FOR A BREAK. THE DOWNPOUR, THE THREAT OF GUSTY WIND. IT ALL MAKES DRIVING POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. MOST PEOPLE SLOW DOWN THE WAY THEY SHOULD. SO. BUT YOU GET SOME PEOPLE WHO FLY THROUGH. I THINK THEY’LL THEY’LL LEARN. I’D RATHER BE SAFE. I JUST CAME FROM CHARLTON AND IT’S JUST HORRIBLE. WE NEED SUNSHINE. IF YOUR WIPERS ARE ON, LIGHTS SHOULD BE ON TOO.
Areas along Massachusetts coast brace for nor'easter's heavy rains, winds

2 weeks ago | kesq.com | Rhondella Richardson |Emily Maher

By Rhondella Richardson & Emily Maher Click here for updates on this story CAPE COD, Massachusetts ( WCVB) - Areas along the Massachusetts coast are bracing for heavy rain and wind as a late-season nor'easter moves in Thursday. The storm's heaviest rains and strongest wind will move through from about noon to 8 p.m. on Thursday, StormTeam 5 Chief Meteorologist Cindy Fitzgibbon said. Winds along the coast, especially toward the Cape and Islands, may gust over 50 mph on Thursday.
Greater Roxbury Book Fair celebrates local authors

2 weeks ago | wcvb.com | Rhondella Richardson

JENNIFER RHONDELLA. ALL RIGHT. KELLY ANN, THANK YOU. NEW THIS MORNING CELEBRATING LOCAL AUTHORS TODAY AT THE THIRD ANNUAL GREATER ROXBURY BOOK FAIR. JOINING US LIVE THIS SATURDAY MORNING TO TALK ABOUT THE EVENT IS REVEREND WILLIE BRODERICK, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE AMERICAN CITY COALITION. TELL US ABOUT SOME OF THE AUTHORS THAT WILL BE TAKING PART IN THE BOOK FAIR TODAY. AND GOOD MORNING TO YOU. GOOD MORNING. GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL THIS MORNING.
'Gonna be a big one': Mass. coast braces for nor'easter's heavy rains, winds

2 weeks ago | wcvb.com | Rhondella Richardson

Areas along the Massachusetts coast are bracing for heavy rain and wind as a late-season nor'easter moves in Thursday. The storm's heaviest rains and strongest wind will move through from about noon to 8 p.m. on Thursday, StormTeam 5 Chief Meteorologist Cindy Fitzgibbon said.
Massachusetts psychiatrist explains what postpartum depression is

2 weeks ago | wcvb.com | Rhondella Richardson

HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY. FIVE ON YOUR MENTAL HEALTH THIS MORNING. FEELING SAD AFTER HAVING A BABY. IT’S A DIFFICULT AND OFTEN UNEXPECTED EMOTION FOR MANY NEW MOMS TO MANAGE. HERE, WITH ADVICE IS DOCTOR NATALIE FELDMAN, A PSYCHIATRIST SPECIALIZING IN WOMEN’S HEALTH AT MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM. DOCTOR, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TO TALK ABOUT THIS THIS MORNING. AS YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE REFER TO THIS CONDITION AS THE BABY BLUES.
'Fire them both': Boston city councilor calls for firing of two employees after arrests

3 weeks ago | wcvb.com | Rhondella Richardson

EMPLOYEES, IS ALSO ACCUSED OF ASSAULTING POLICE. AND THAT EMPLOYEE ACTUALLY WORKED IN THE OFFICE. THAT’S SUPPOSED TO PROVIDE CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT OF THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE CHIEF OF STAFF FOR THE CITY OF BOSTON’S OFFICE OF POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY. 26 YEAR OLD MARWA NAZAR, FACING A JUDGE CHARGED WITH ASSAULTING A BOSTON POLICE OFFICER AND HER BOYFRIEND EARLY THIS MORNING. BOSTON POLICE RESPONDED TO AN APARTMENT IN CHINATOWN FOR A REPORT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AFTER MARWA CALLED 911. INSIDE.
Protests in Boston as SCOTUS hears birthright citizenship arguments

3 weeks ago | wcvb.com | Rhondella Richardson

Protestors rallied outside of the Massachusetts State House on Thursday in support of immigrants, as the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments from the Trump Administration against birthright citizenship. During the hearing, a majority of the court expressed concerns about what would happen if the Trump administration were allowed, even temporarily, to deny citizenship to children born to people who are in the U.S. illegally.
Mass. father attacked by man with weapon outside Tufts Medical Center

3 weeks ago | wcvb.com | Rhondella Richardson

Imagine, you're at the Tuft Medical Center in Boston, already stressed about you son's sudden inflammatory heart emergency, and then you're pounced on and slashed — just randomly targeted while outside for some air. That's exactly what happened to Malden father John Baglio, a K-8 music teacher in Lawrence, who found himself in a fight for his life last Friday night. The fist fight lasted just two minutes, yet Baglio needed more than two hours of surgery and 56 stitches for the cut to his face.
Duckling Day Parade returns to Boston Common

3 weeks ago | wcvb.com | Rhondella Richardson

RHONDELLA HOW’S IT GOING THERE? OH, HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY, JEN. GOOD MORNING MATT. SO NICE TO HAVE YOU JOIN US HERE ON THE COMMON FOR THE 32ND ANNUAL DUCKLING DAY. TAKE A LOOK AT THE FUN THAT IS UNDERWAY. ALL OF THESE PEOPLE ARE HERE HELPING TO SUPPORT THE FRIENDS OF THE PUBLIC GARDEN AND ALL OF THEIR KIND GESTURES AND DONATIONS. YOU KNOW, THEY HELP US KEEP THE PARKS WONDERFUL. AND THE 41 FOUNTAINS AND THE SCULPTURES AND WHAT THEY’RE DOING HERE IS OUR ANNUAL EVENT.
Mass. city leaders seek transparency following chaos during ICE arrest

4 weeks ago | wcvb.com | Rhondella Richardson

Worcester residents are demanding transparency from the city on Friday, after chaos unfolded Thursday morning when federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained a Brazilian woman, sparking a protest from a large crowd who attempted to block the agents' car from leaving, resulting in multiple arrests. Video shows the ICE agents move in on the Brazilian family on Eureka Street on Thursday, as the woman's blood-curdling screams are heard.