Isabelle Friedman

SO excited to share that I started a new position this week as the @BostonHerald's assistant digital editor. Can't wait to explore New England and keep learning from the phenomenal team at the Herald!

@stoolpresidente Gialinas in Glen Park !

Give me the best SF pizza so I can cross check my list. Thank you

@thebenroyer @ocregister @SoCalNewsGroup Congratulations!!

Personal news: I am officially joining @ocregister & @SoCalNewsGroup as their Los Angeles Lakers beat writer. I start next week. My first game will be Feb. 5. I cannot wait to get started. Please reach out with tips or ideas via email (broyer@scng.com) or Signal (BenRoyer.53).

Snowed in and can't pick up a copy of today's paper? Check out the Herald's e-edition: enewspaper.bostonherald.com

The Herald wants to hear from our readers in our latest poll, where we ask you: How far will the Patriots go in the postseason? trib.al/43SmtrQ

Heated rivalry 🔥💪

A new appointee to the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women received overt death threats this weekend and has been subjected to a "vicious online attack," according to a statement by the commission. trib.al/3M0CKv9

Winning a resounding 50.4% of our respondents' votes, Thomas Menino earned the title of Herald readers' favorite mayor. trib.al/IswF2bs

A massive apartment complex fire displaced more than 200 Amherst residents this weekend, leaving a major cleanup job and the community reeling. trib.al/QaGTJuV

USC women's basketball star JuJu Watkins joined Boston Legacy FC's investor group, becoming the first college athlete to invest in a women's professional sports team. trib.al/qdKD8fc

The Boston Police Department reports that its officers responded to 161 incidents in its summary ending at 10 a.m. Monday. trib.al/W8GSXYA

Boston Police Department's Drug Control Units assisted the Suburban Middlesex County Drug Task Force in carrying out several search warrants Friday morning, resulting in an arrest. trib.al/nSLh7By

The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado. This week in From the Archives, we’ll be taking a look back at notable Nobel Peace Prize winners with ties to Boston. trib.al/J1mYt96

UCLA Football Head Coach DeShaun Foster has been relieved of his duties. ➡️ ucla.in/3KmGcGP

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged trib.al/MHQY97g

And, baby, that’s show business for you. New album The Life of a Showgirl. Out October 3  ❤️‍🔥 taylor.lnk.to/TSTheLifeofaSh… Album Producers: Max Martin, Shellback and Taylor Swift 📸: Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott

With Tom Brady now immortalized in bronze outside Gillette Stadium, the Herald asks readers: What is the best statue in Boston? trib.al/8lRYsYM

@Murray_Jack_ Congratulations!!

Some professional news: I am beyond honored to have been named the new High School Sports Editor of The Boston Herald. I am beyond excited to have this opportunity to carry on the great legacy of this section. bostonherald.com/2025/08/11/bos…

Boston can look forward to near-perfect summer weather this week with seasonable temperatures, low humidity and an extended dry stretch, according to National Weather Service forecasts. trib.al/IKjG7wh

Thousands put their pedals to the streets of Massachusetts this weekend to fund cancer research with the 2025 Pan-Mass Challenge. trib.al/NmnZJj1

A two-alarm fire broke out in a single-family home in Winthrop on Saturday evening. The home was declared a total loss, and one resident has been displaced. trib.al/51Aujcd