Abby Patkin

Reporter @bostondotcom, alum @metrowestdaily, @brooklinetab, @wellesleytown | Vinyl collector and pizza connoisseur | ✉️ [email protected]

[Tyler McBrien @TylerMcBrien]

🚨 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)

[Abby Patkin @AMPatkin]

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. ⬇️
https://t.co/SFW9r9yqpb

[Washington Post Guild @PostGuild]

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. https://t.co/i1ns6fNqAf

[Sana Muneer @SanaSMuneer]

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
https://t.co/5KZbPgPxpQ

[Abby Patkin @AMPatkin]

Following the #BrianWalshe murder trial opening statements today? @beth_treffeisen has the key details here:

https://t.co/S1jKY9VVj3

[Abby Patkin @AMPatkin]

@parmpresser Good morning! Could https://t.co/wG3Q1WlvWu have permission to republish your video (with full credits to you)? And would you have any interest in speaking about what you saw last night? If so, please DM or email me!

[Abby Patkin @AMPatkin]

@MBTA Regular service from Washington to BC, though? Because the MBTA app is giving conflicting info.

[Abby Patkin @AMPatkin]

More on last night's @JamesTaylor_com show at @MGMMusicHall ⬇️

[Boston.com @BostonDotCom]

"You people are starved for entertainment," James Taylor told the MGM Music Hall crowd. "You’ve gotta get out more often." https://t.co/SPJdpxmP6k

[Abby Patkin @AMPatkin]

.@molly_farrar is on top of the WBZ discrimination lawsuit story. Her latest is worth a read:

https://t.co/MxGTj9HeZm

[Abby Patkin @AMPatkin]

All of @BostonDotCom's trial coverage can be found at https://t.co/FtlWccYJ0D.

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.

[Abby Patkin @AMPatkin]

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.
https://t.co/1vhlhfKcH3

[Abby Patkin @AMPatkin]

“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)

[Abby Patkin @AMPatkin]

@KarenHecker @GrantSmithEllis Hi Karen. You can read our daily recaps here (organized by witness and day, going back to the start of the trial): https://t.co/a34ugU5mnx

[Abby Patkin @AMPatkin]

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?
https://t.co/pASrIYnmQI

[Abby Patkin @AMPatkin]

@ImproveMass Not sure if this is still current, but https://t.co/vJRkfBd9yl

[Abby Patkin @AMPatkin]

Why did Calvin Coolidge pardon a raccoon for Thanksgiving — and keep it as a pet?

For @BostonDotCom #Wickedpedia:
https://t.co/9a7Bv4Xr5W

[Heather Alterisio @HeathAlt]

Feeling nervous about Election Day? Here's everything Massachusetts voters need to know, from casting a ballot to finding results 🗳️
https://t.co/Ul9YV5bEAg via @AMPatkin @BostonDotCom

[Boston.com @BostonDotCom]

This North Shore home has ties to the Salem witch trials and American Revolution. Officials say it’s now ‘rotting’ away. https://t.co/KnF8QZOCGY

[Abby Patkin @AMPatkin]

Love this story from @beth_treffeisen

[Boston.com @BostonDotCom]

Local dogs take over the beaches on Cape the day after strict restrictions lift and they are allowed to return to the salty water.
https://t.co/O7tMjaNB0l

[Abby Patkin @AMPatkin]

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:
https://t.co/zRmDSlsf2w