Eliza Dewey

Charlie Rosario earned his BA behind bars in 2022. As he explained in a recent interview, he was part of the first Emerson Prison Initiative (EPI) college cohort, at the time located at MCI-Concord, which closed in 2024. Rosario served 19 years in the sys... See more

This story contains descriptions of violence. Readers looking to avoid these descriptions may skip the 'Eyewitness accounts' section. You can read the author's prior coverage of the Shacoby Kenny killing here. Shacoby Kenny's mother has carried the pain o... See more

After three years of debate about the best fix for mudflats lining the Muddy River, new money earmarked in the state budget promises to study different potential fixes. But at least one river advocate is concerned the study will simply delay action. “For ... See more

A year and a half after an oil spill that soiled Leverett Pond and the Muddy River and affected dozens of birds, the source of the spill has still not been officially determined, but new state investigative documents continue to suggest that possible resp... See more

A plan to repave Harvard Street this spring has brought criticism from bike advocates who say the current plan does not go far enough to make the major corridor safer. In a March 17 letter to the Brookline Select Board and the town’s Transportation Board,... See more