Nik DeCosta-Klipa

Senior Editor, Newsletters

Nik DeCosta-Klipa is a senior editor for newsletters at WBUR.

Nik wakes up early each morning to write WBUR's flagship newsletter, WBUR Today. He runs the day-to-day of all things email. He joined WBUR in 2022 from Boston.com, where he was a staff writer covering local news, politics, and transportation. Nik holds bachelor's degrees in journalism and politics from Ithaca College.

Recently published

The St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center sign in front of the emergency room entrance with any reference to Steward Health Care covered up. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Some ex-Steward hospitals are abandoning their Catholic roots. Here's what it means

The Boston Archdiocese is demanding that three former Steward hospitals — St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, Good Samaritan Medical Center and Holy Family Hospital — change their names and return certain...

Local Coverage

Nov 22, 2024

A Boston Public Schools bus traveling down Dorchester Avenue. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Boston teachers union holds 'walk-in' protest as contract talks drag on

Members of the Boston Teachers Union are holding “walk-in” protests outside more than two dozen schools before classes start today over what they see as a lack of progress in...

Local Coverage

Nov 21, 2024

The Registry of Motor Vehicles office in downtown Boston. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

'Do not wait': The REAL ID deadline is less than 6 months away

The RMV expects demand for REAL IDs to surge ahead of the May 7, 2025 deadline. Currently, just 55% of state-issued IDs in Massachusetts are REAL ID compliant, meaning there’s...

Local Coverage

Nov 20, 2024

Worcester County Jail. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

What Mass. sheriffs can — and can't — do with ICE

Sheriffs in Massachusetts maintain primary oversight of county jails and their short-term inmates. And while they can agree to contracts with ICE, they can't be required to cooperate with federal...

Local Coverage

Nov 19, 2024

Empty shelves in the fresh produce section Thursday at a Stop & Shop in Brookline. (Suevon Lee/WBUR)

Attention, Stop & Shop customers: Here's why you may be seeing so many empty shelves

New England's largest supermarket chain says it's still dealing with product shortages in the wake of "cybersecurity issue" that hit its parent company Ahold Delhaize last week.

Local Coverage

Nov 14, 2024

The Senate chamber in the State House, following a renovation in 2019. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

What made it into Beacon Hill's big economic development bill — and what didn't

Massachusetts lawmakers are set to vote Thursday on a long-awaited economic development bill to invest billions of dollars into local jobs and projects. Here are the highlights of what it...

Local Coverage

Nov 14, 2024

People walk along a path near flames in Lynn Woods Reservation on Sunday, Nov. 10, in Lynn. (Steven Senne/AP)

No bonfires, shorter showers: Officials want you to follow these tips as wildfires surge in Mass.

Since the start of October, over 450 fires have burned over 1,500 acres in Massachusetts. State officials say many continue to be caused by human behavior.

Local Coverage

Nov 13, 2024

Construction during the second phase of the Orient Heights Housing redevelopment project in East Boston. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Could public land help alleviate Boston's housing crisis? A new report suggests so

The Boston Foundation released its annual Greater Boston Housing Report Card on Tuesday, pointing at one potential solution to the region's housing crisis: undeveloped public land.

Local Coverage

Nov 12, 2024

MBTA Orange Line cars at the Wellington train yard in Medford. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

A look at the MBTA's dwindling slow zones and diversions

Over the last year, the number of slow zones across the MBTA system has dropped from 190 to single digits.

Local Coverage

Nov 11, 2024

A view of the Massachusetts State House from the corner of Tremont and Park Streets. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Mass. lawmakers announce deal (but no details) on long-awaited economic development bill

Lawmakers on Beacon Hill say they have a deal on the economic development bond bill that has been stalled since the summer — but they aren't yet saying what’s in...

Local Coverage

Nov 8, 2024