Lynn Jolicoeur

Hold onto that cup o' joe: Study finds moderate caffeine intake may reduce dementia risk The study from Mass General Brigham determined that those who drank two to three cups of regular coffee daily, or one to two cups of caffeinated tea, had lower rates of dementia, slower cognitive decl...

Amid all the terrible news, here's something good for my fellow coffee & tea drinkers: a few cups a day may reduce your risk of dementia. Good stuff from @wbur.org's noted coffee queen Deborah Becker on a new Mass General Brigham study.

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Boston's White Stadium rebuild will cost taxpayers $135M, nearly 3 times an earlier estimate The total $325 million project cost will be split between the city and Boston Legacy Football Club, a new professional women’s soccer team, which has agreed to put $190 million into the rebuild, as pa...

Mayor Wu: new estimate for White Stadium is $325 Mil. Taxpayers’ portion is $135 mil - 3x earlier estimates @wbur.org @evezuckoff.bsky.social @mayorwu.boston.gov www.wbur.org/news/2026/02...

Women's luge athlete from Mass. set to make history at Winter Olympics Chevonne Forgan of Chelmsford is competing in her first Olympics, while her sport, women's doubles luge, is also making its Olympics debut.

It was a fun break from the daily news to produce this interview with Chevonne Forgan, luge Olympian from Chelmsford, Mass. Read or listen, and learn the ins and outs of the fastest winter Olympics sport!
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As arctic cold grips Boston, volunteer group brings help to people sleeping outdoors Dozens of volunteers from the group known as COPE hand out food, clothing and other supplies. People who are unhoused, many of them sleeping out in the cold, have come to rely on the weekly outreach e...

As arctic cold grips Boston, a grassroots group of area residents sets up outside South Station and distributes warm food and clothing to people who are unhoused. I went to see them in action and talk with some of the people they're helping. Read and/or listen!
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12 Olympians from Mass. to watch in the Winter Olympics Bay Staters are about to take to the wintery world stage. Across ice and through snow, here are athletes from Massachusetts to cheer on in the Milan Cortina Olympic Games.

12 Olympians from Mass. to keep an eye on in the Games @wbur.org
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Boston day shelter undergoes 'trauma-informed' transformation St. Francis House leaders were worried the shelter was adding to people's stress instead of helping them. They hired an architect to make the space more calming and to make it guide people to critical...

Day shelter St. Francis House in Boston has done a top-to-bottom redesign guided by the trauma people who are unhoused have experienced in life. Before, its president & CEO says, people were being "triggered just by the physical space."
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12-year-old cellist from Mass. competes as semifinalist in national competition Sofia Hernandez-Williams of Holden is the youngest semi-finalist in the Sphinx Competition this week in Detroit.

Sofia Hernandez-Williams plays cello way beyond her years. She’s the youngest semifinalist in the national Sphinx Competition this week. Hear her beautiful music and her lovely conversation with WBUR’s Lisa Mullins:

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Winter woods walks are the best! (Can’t believe I’m typing those words. I actually greatly dislike winter. But a walk in the woods can make it much better!) Glad you had a nice one.

Thanks, Steve! Happy New Year to you and your whole crew! 🎉

It feels both peaceful and invigorating to start the new year with some nature. Wachusett Resevoir, Boylston

Beautiful Boston

N.H. writer looks back on her 'incredible luck' as a Cuban refugee in U.S. Ana Hebra Flaster immigrated as a 5-year-old on a Freedom Flight, a refugee airlift sponsored by President Lyndon Johnson.

This is a great listen — Lisa Mullins’ interview on WBUR’s All Things Considered with Ana Hebra Flaster, who’s written about her life as a Cuban immigrant. She came to America as a refugee aboard the U.S.-sponsored Freedom Flights, which began 60 years ago this month.
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LOVED this! At the end of a hectic week, it made me smile and laugh. And I loved the tunes! What fun!

As Dick Van Dyke turns 100, 99-year-old comedian and friend Mel Brooks pays tribute On Saturday, comedic legend Dick Van Dyke will celebrate his 100th birthday.

You'll want to listen to this! My WBUR colleague Robin Young was supposed to interview the legendary Dick Van Dyke in person, but when he was unfortunately not feeling well, she ended up with quite the replacement! www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...

Who shot the iconic Vietnam War 'Napalm Girl' photo? Film claims wrong photographer got the credit The photographer credited with taking the photo, then an AP staff member, won the Pulitzer Prize for it. But a former AP editor says a freelance photographer took the picture. That photographer has al...

A new documentary claims the wrong photographer got credit for taking one of the most harrowing, iconic photos of the Vietnam War. It shows a young girl, naked, fleeing a napalm bombing in her South Vietnamese village. Hear Lisa Mullins' interview with the filmmakers: www.wbur.org/upnext/2025/...

Harvestween | White Barn Farm Join us after the Pumpkin Pacer for our annual Harvestween Festival!

Looking forward to singing (jazz and pop/R&B tunes w/ guitarist George Hicks and bassist Warren Olsen) at the Harvestween Festival, White Barn Farm in Wrentham, on Saturday, October 25 (10:00-4:00, our set 11:45 to 1:15). Join us for a fun fall day!
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Gazan father and 2 children build new life in Mass. after losing family members in war Jaser AbuMousa lost his wife, two of his children, a nephew and other family members in an Israeli airstrike on his home a week after the war started in 2023. In July of this year, he lost his mother,...

Listen to this meaningful interview full of wisdom, humanity and hope - reporting from Lisa Mullins and @lynnjolicoeur.bsky.social @wbur.org

Gazan father and 2 children build new life in Mass. after losing family members in war Jaser AbuMousa lost his wife, two of his children, a nephew and other family members in an Israeli airstrike on his home a week after the war started in 2023. In July of this year, he lost his mother,...

“Only after I felt safe… I started to realize that my life has completely shattered.” Jaser AbuMousa has suffered unfathomable loss in the war in Gaza. He speaks with WBUR’s Lisa Mullins:
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As public broadcasting has lost all of its federal funding, help WBUR continue to be here for you -- reporting the facts, holding power to account, highlighting voices from marginalized communities and producing "driveway moment" radio (including moments of joy!). donate.wbur.org/secure/give?...

Congrats, Miriam! Great reporting.

2025 NABB Housing Forum: Ending Street Homelessness:  What is Working in Boston Join us for the 2025 Neighborhood Association of Back Bay (NABB) Housing Forum, Ending Street Homelessness: What is Working in Boston. Audience members will learn about Permanent Supportive Housing, g...

Looking forward to moderating this discussion Thursday evening about homelessness and supportive/affordable housing in Boston. Join us if you can!
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Scientists tap 'secret' fresh water under the ocean off New England, raising hopes for a thirsty world Scientists conducting a first-of-its-kind drilling operation have extracted samples of fresh water hiding in massive reservoirs deep under the ocean. The researchers sank pipes through the seabed muck...

And here's a long write-up by The Associated Press:
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Scientists discover fresh water reserve under seafloor off of Cape Cod Scientists have long suspected there were aquifers below the ocean floor. But where they are and how they got there is a mystery.

Scientists drilled off the coast of Cape Cod this summer -- for water. FRESH water. They found it, deep below the ocean floor. Hear my conversation with one of the heads of the global expedition: www.wbur.org/upnext/2025/...

Josh Kraft bows out of Boston race for mayor Josh Kraft has dropped out of the Boston mayor's race, two days after incumbent Michelle Wu trounced him in the city's preliminary election.

After coming in a distant second to Mayor Michelle Wu in this week’s preliminary election, Josh Kraft has dropped out of the Boston mayor’s race: www.wbur.org/news/2025/09...

Sweet boy! Trying to keep up with Dan this weekend? 😁

South Shore nonprofit that serves adults with disabilities fears losing Haitian workers Marshfield-based Road to Responsibility runs 52 group homes. Twelve percent of its workers are Haitians who are in the U.S. on Temporary Protected Status, a legal protection the Trump administration i...

"No one can afford to lose 12% of your workforce at any given time. But these folks are performing essential roles. The people we're supporting here would not have the lives they do, were it not for these workers." www.wbur.org/news/2025/08...

Norfolk jail culinary program helps incarcerated men cook up new skills for a better life The program at Norfolk County Correctional Center, run by The Snapchef Foundation, provides men with eight weeks of kitchen and online learning, as well as support to get hired in professional kitchen...

At Norfolk County Correctional Center, some men have been learning how to cook in hopes of possibly landing jobs in professional kitchens when they get out. Research finds people with steady jobs after jail or prison are much less likely to commit new crimes. www.wbur.org/news/2025/08...

Thanks, Dan! Always wish I could get around to doing better than iPhone pics. Some day…

Captivating Cape Cod. Never gets old.

The news won't stop. Neither will we. While the federal funding clawback is a real setback, it's not game over. It's game on.

Prouder than ever to do what I do.
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