Ali Oshinskie
Ali Oshinskie is a corps member with Report for America, a national service program that places journalists into local newsrooms. Ali reports on the Naugatuck River Valley with an emphasis on work, economic development, and opportunity in the Valley. Her work has appeared on NPR, Marketplace, and The Hartford Courant.
Before coming to Connecticut Public, Ali served as a fellow on New Hampshire Public Radio’s The Exchange, producing candidate conversations for the 2020 Presidential Primary. She worked for the New England News Collaborative’s NEXT podcast with host John Dankosky. She interned at Marketplace Morning Report with host David Brancaccio and for Connecticut Public’s talk shows, Where We Live and The Colin McEnroe Show. Ali founded and ran Podstories, a podcasting company.
Ali’s photography won first place for Spot News Photo in the 2019 Distinguished Journalism Awards from the New Hampshire Press Association. Her writing will be a published in Fast Funny Women: 75 Essays of Flash Nonfiction coming in October 2020. Ali enjoys growing vegetables in her backyard, light dumpster diving, and a good pair of boots with arch support.
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A sick Beluga whale at Mystic Aquarium is now in stable condition. The young female Beluga was critically ill last week. A Facebook post from the aquarium Monday night said the staff was not yet optimistic and will continue to provide 24 hour care.
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The idea to bring a social worker into the Naugatuck Police Department started with the murder of George Floyd and Black Lives Matter, said Mayor Pete Hess.
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In Waterbury, Ct., where less than 40% of Black residents are fully vaccinated, teenagers are going door-to-door to encourage people to get their shot.
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The state’s bond commission approved $2 million for the former site of Ansonia Copper and Brass on Friday, part of an overall $1.1 billion package the governor said was made possible by low interest rates.
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Cities and towns around Connecticut are seeing record levels of funding from federal COVID relief funds and the state budget this year. But lawmakers in the Naugatuck River Valley worry what happens when the sugar high of federal dollars wears off.
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A Connecticut woman accused of a hate crime plans to file for accelerated rehabilitation, according to her lawyer. Yuliya Gilshteyn was charged with a...
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As Congress negotiates President Joe Biden’s proposed $2 trillion American Jobs Plan in Washington, municipalities in Connecticut are vying for federal...
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A New York man was ordered Tuesday to pay restitution to the city of Waterbury for beheading a Christopher Columbus statue that stands in front of City...
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Sean Walters wants to be a doctor someday. His great grandfather, Freddie Lee Tyson, was subjected to the infamous United States Public Health Service...
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The weather’s getting warmer and residents are rolling up their sleeves to get the coronavirus vaccine. But the state Department of Education is telling...