Reporter @bostondotcom, alum @metrowestdaily, @brooklinetab, @wellesleytown | Vinyl collector and pizza connoisseur | ✉️ abby.patkin@boston.com
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This subheadline from @AMPatkin's story about the new Boston Boundless Trail is probably my favorite subheadline for any Walking City Trails story:
“You can’t really step off the trail if you’re hiking Mount Katahdin and have some really good empanadas.”
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May 10
🚨 NEW TOOL for U.S. legal journalists ⚖️
I turned @allyjarmanning's incredible crowdsourced Google doc on accessing state court records into an interactive map.
Check it out and let me know about any errors, missing information, or ways I can improve this thing (link below)
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You can now pass through TSA PreCheck at Logan using only your face. Should that make us nervous?
To some electronic privacy and civil liberties advocates, TSA’s facial recognition expansion comes as more of a dystopian omen than a cutting-edge marvel. ⬇️
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Hundreds of our members have been laid off without rhyme or reason. Those who remain are reeling. One of our own started this GoFundMe. If you are inclined, feel free to share or donate. gofund.me/f0f6a0b8d
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Abby Patkin retweeted
17 Dec 2025
A Rhode Island senator on Wednesday told online sleuths spreading unconfirmed theories about the gunman in the Brown University shooting to "shut up."
read more live updates by me, @molly_farrar and @AMPatkin for @BostonDotCom
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1 Dec 2025
Following the #BrianWalshe murder trial opening statements today? @beth_treffeisen has the key details here:
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28 Aug 2025
More on last night's @JamesTaylor_com show at @MGMMusicHall ⬇️
28 Aug 2025
"You people are starved for entertainment," James Taylor told the MGM Music Hall crowd. "You’ve gotta get out more often." trib.al/G6FGsf7
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7 Aug 2025
.@molly_farrar is on top of the WBZ discrimination lawsuit story. Her latest is worth a read:
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18 Jun 2025
Jurors have spared #KarenRead a possible life sentence and acquitted her of second degree murder, only finding her guilty of OUI in the 2022 death of her boyfriend, John O’Keefe.
The verdict brings an end to a contentious case that rocked the Boston area.
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18 Jun 2025
“No one has fought harder for justice for John O’Keefe than I have — than I have, and my team,” a triumphant #KarenRead said on the courthouse steps following her acquittal on a second degree murder charge in O'Keefe's death.
(📸: Josh Reynolds / AP)
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18 Jun 2025
All of @BostonDotCom's trial coverage can be found at boston.com/tag/karen-read/.
Special thanks to @HeathAlt, @jd_waller, and everyone at BDC who pitched in on coverage (or listened to me blab about this case for 2 years). It was a privilege to report on this.
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1 Apr 2025
Stifling yawns, prospective jurors in Karen Read’s murder trial listened Tuesday as Judge Beverly Cannone offered a rundown of the basics.
Then Cannone asked the question of the hour: Have you seen, heard, or talked about this case?
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26 Nov 2024
Why did Calvin Coolidge pardon a raccoon for Thanksgiving — and keep it as a pet?
For @BostonDotCom #Wickedpedia:
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5 Nov 2024
Feeling nervous about Election Day? Here's everything Massachusetts voters need to know, from casting a ballot to finding results 🗳️
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31 Oct 2024
This North Shore home has ties to the Salem witch trials and American Revolution. Officials say it’s now ‘rotting’ away. trib.al/ozqb816
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3 Sep 2024
Love this story from @beth_treffeisen
3 Sep 2024
Local dogs take over the beaches on Cape the day after strict restrictions lift and they are allowed to return to the salty water.
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7 Aug 2024
There's a rich history behind Nantucket Reds, the guaranteed-to-fade cotton canvas trousers beloved by preppy Wall Street types, seafarers, and even a couple presidents.
Read more about it in my latest for #Wickedpedia:
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26 Jul 2024
Today I was at Village Vinyl in Brookline when a bunch of cops walked in. I asked what happened. Turns out last night, a drunk man wedged the door open, took a single record, left enough cash to cover half the price, then wrote this note.
At least he tried I guess?
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11 Jul 2024
Great read from @R_Cristantiello on the grim state of local news and the folks trying to find solutions.
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1 Jul 2024
Judge Beverly Cannone declared a mistrial in the #KarenReadTrial Monday after jurors failed to reach a consensus, leaving Read's fate undecided.
Prosecutors say they plan to retry the case. We'll see if a second jury fares any better.
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Also, shoutout to @jd_waller and @annie_jonas for their work on BDC's coverage of the #KarenRead trial.
If you have thoughts on today's mistrial news, be sure to check out Annie's reader callout:
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