Will Katcher
@will_katcher
Reporter for @MassLiveNews in Boston / Proud alum of @UMassAmherst / Always available at [email protected] or [email protected].
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https://www.masslive.com/staff/wkatcher/posts.html 17-01-2016 02:03:17
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In January, weekend service diversions will occur on Red, Orange, & Silver lines & MBTA Commuter Rail Newburyport/Rockport & Haverhill lines for improvements. Projects include drainage work, signal upgrades & Mass. Transportation Maffa Way/Mystic Ave Bridge. ow.ly/zg0t50UwZaf #BuildingABetterT
MA is wading into new waters. Two new laws allow ticketing drivers for illegally passing school buses and for blocking bus stops/bus lanes. Took a deep dive yesterday masslivenews: masslive.com/news/2025/01/b…
From Will Katcher: Federal officials approved a new non-opioid painkiller developed by a Boston pharmaceutical company, calling it a “first-in-class” treatment that avoids the addictive risks of opioid-based drugs. masslive.com/news/2025/01/f…
Over two dozen Massachusetts colleges closed due to financial difficulties in the past decade. I spent the past several months masslivenews looking at what happens when they close and whether they can be a housing solution in Mass. masslive.com/news/2025/02/c… 1/3
What's on the line if Trump succeeds in freezing $2.2B in funding for Harvard? Breakthrough cancer therapies, new treatments for soldiers wounded in battle, and the potential to “significantly" reduce Alzheimer’s, MS and strokes. More here masslivenews: masslive.com/news/2025/04/t…
Chelsea is a sanctuary city. Revere is not. Yet similar fear pervades both immigrant-heavy cities. And neither is immune to federal funding cuts. A deep dive into what's at stake, via a partnership between masslivenews and El Planeta: masslive.com/news/2025/05/s…
A wild tale of how the FBI discovered a Springfield Police officer had passed confidential information to a drug trafficking organization. For masslivenews: masslive.com/westernmass/20…
🚃⚽️🏆 Can the MBTA handle moving 20,000 World Cup fans to Foxboro per game? We're about 10 months from finding out. A look inside the T's monumental task and the extensive preparation it's doing for next summer's tournament masslivenews masslive.com/boston/2025/08…