Jack Trapanick

As biotech firms cut jobs and sciences funding dries up, legislators have seen defense tech as a way to support the state's economy. Experts say Cambridge may be one of the nation’s fastest-growing hubs. Stephanie Dragoi & @vijeyasingam report. thecrimson.com/article/2025/1…

Late breaking news: Dept of Homeland Security threatens to revoke Harvard's eligibility to host intl students unless it turns over records on their protest participation and disciplinary history. In @thecrimson via @samuelachurch and @camsrivastava: thecrimson.com/article/2025/4…

BREAKING: Harvard President Alan Garber rejected Trump's demands in a blistering Monday afternoon letter. In @thecrimson via @dhruvtkpatel and @graceunkyoon — more TK: thecrimson.com/article/2025/4…

Check out this excellent piece of reporting by our own @vijeyasingam and Stephanie Dragoi on prominent healthcare experts' concerns over a new cancer hospital by Dana Farber -- which some worried might prove more of a cash cow than a public benefit. thecrimson.com/article/2025/4…

When I moved to MA from FL in 2022, I was wowed by the lack of transparency on Beacon Hill compared to Tallahassee. For the last year, @MattPStout, @emmaplatoff, @lauracrimaldi, + I worked to bring some sunlight to the Golden Dome. Here's what we learned: bostonglobe.com/2024/12/19/met…

Allston-Brighton has long been a vibrant hub for recent immigrants from Brazil. But behind the scenes, many suffer in overcrowded sublets that bring dangerous physical conditions and an overwhelming mental toll. @jackrtrapanick reports. thecrimson.com/article/2024/1…

I hope you'll give this important story a read. You can also find it translated into Portuguese here: thecrimson.com/article/2024/1…

The decades-old problem has grown worse in recent years as rents have jumped and immigrant arrivals increased since the pandemic. Ultimately, overcrowding represents one of the worst consequences of Boston's serious housing crisis.

Over the last few months, I've worked with nonprofit workers, Brazilian immigrants, priests, professional translators, and other members of the Allston-Brighton community to report a difficult story of overcrowding among Brazilians arriving to the area. thecrimson.com/article/2024/1…

At long last, the Red Line is slow zone-free. Read about the T's big milestone -- and the long journey still ahead -- in my article: thecrimson.com/article/2024/1…

Harvard filed its 2025-2035 Institutional Master Plan for its Allston campus on Tuesday, officially marking the next phase of negotiations with Boston officials over the University’s planned decade of development. @jackrtrapanick reports. thecrimson.com/article/2024/1…

Hundreds of millions of federal transportation grants to Cambridge and Boston could be at risk under the Trump administration -- including $335 million for the Allston I-90 project. We talked to former transportation secretary Jim Aloisi about that risk. thecrimson.com/article/2024/1…

Five members of Harvard’s Class of 2025 were selected as American Rhodes Scholars to pursue postgraduate studies at the University of Oxford, the American secretary of the Rhodes Trust announced Sunday. Caroline G. Hennigan and @camsrivastava report. thecrimson.com/article/2024/1…

Over the past six months, @matanjosephy and I compiled data on the last 15 freshman classes at Harvard to find the high schools that send the most students to the College each year. 21 schools make the top of the list. Read about them in @thecrimson: interactives.thecrimson.com/2024/news/feed…

Allston is getting ready for its Institutional Master Plan negotiation with Harvard. Check out the stakes: thecrimson.com/article/2024/1…

The City of Cambridge announced Thursday that the Harvard Square kiosk will serve as a dual “community gathering space and information center” when it reopens in early 2025. @jackrtrapanick and @graceunkyoon report. thecrimson.com/article/2024/1…

Senator Elizabeth A. Warren (D-Mass.) cruised to reelection on Tuesday, winning a third six-year term and roundly defeating her Republican opponent John Deaton in deep-blue Massachusetts. @avaniiiirai and @jackrtrapanick report. thecrimson.com/article/2024/1…

At a city council hearing last night, over 230 people turned out to air frustration over delays in replacing the Jackson-Mann Community Center. thecrimson.com/article/2024/1…