Courtney Cole joined WBZ-TV in 2022 as an anchor and reporter after spending four years in Jacksonville, Florida.
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Lorinda Visnick has worn many hats. Mom, coach, Hall of Fame basketball player at Boston University, school committee member, student, and now – she’s the oldest intern at the Massachusetts State House, working alongside five other interns for Sen. Jason Lewis.
“I’m in this office and the other interns are literally still undergraduates in college,” said Visnick. “I’m like, my own children are older than all of you.”
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Interning with Sen. Jason Lewis
At 60 years old, she’s even got a few years on her boss! This prompted office leadership to give her a title of her own.
“We gave her the fellowship title for two reasons,” said Director of Communications Paul Albright. “One, because she is older than the other interns, but really it’s because she’s so much more experienced and is coming in with so much more that we are having her do harder work.”
But – the intern group works well together, researching bills and taking notes at hearings.
“We often hang out together and do homework,” said Visnick.
Following a career in computer science, Visnick ran for school committee in Beverly, giving her the perfect background to work on a bill proposing a statewide cellphone ban in schools.
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“I think that it’s fortuitous that I happen to be here this year while this is happening,” said Visnick.
Working toward PhD in Public Policy
Now, she’s working toward her PhD in Public Policy, and hopes to make an impact on the housing crisis.
“I want to try to help more children get a great public education and close this achievement gap really intersected with housing,” said Visnick.
This internship is giving her more tools in her toolbox to make that dream a reality.
“She’s doing exactly what she was hoping to do – to learn practically how public policy works on a day-to-day and why things don’t work,” said PhD Program Director Christian Weller.
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She’s learned a lot this summer, not only about the legislative process, but also that you’re never too old to start over.
“Maybe it’s because I’m around so many younger people, I don’t think of myself as ‘Oh, I’m old.’”
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Courtney Cole
Courtney Cole joined WBZ-TV in 2022 as an anchor and reporter after spending four years in Jacksonville, Florida.
Doug Fisher, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts, announced in September 2024 that he would retire in April 2026. (Dave Canton / The Republican)
AMHERST — The Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts elected the Very Rev. Miguelina Howell the 10th bishop diocesan. The election took place Saturday at the University of Massachusetts Amherst as part of the annual diocesan convention immediately following the Convention Eucharist.
Howell, dean of Christ Church Cathedral in Hartford, Conn., was elected on the first ballot out of a field of three nominees.
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The 2025 Massachusetts high school football season continued on Friday, and High School On SI has a list of final scores from the second weekend of playoff action.
Massachusetts High School Football Schedule & Scores (MIAA) – November 14, 2025
Amesbury 34, Uxbridge 13
Archbishop Williams 28, Hanover 26
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Belchertown 30, Athol 18
Bellingham 21, Norwood 9
Beverly 42, Reading Memorial 33
Bishop Feehan 33, Chelmsford 12
Bishop Fenwick 24, Abington 14
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Bridgewater-Raynham 28, Billerica Memorial 7
Brighton 46, Boston Latin 24
Canton 27, Marblehead 22
Carver 46, Sharon 6
Catholic Memorial 47, Wellesley 0
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Central 49, Lowell 14
Central Catholic 20, Natick 17
Chicopee 36, Monument Mountain 12
Clinton 18, West Bridgewater 6
Cohasset 42, Rockland 6
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Dracut 28, Lowell Catholic 22
Dover-Sherborn 38, Wareham 8
Duxbury 38, Burlington 14
Essex North Shore Agriculture & Tech 42, Greater New Bedford RVT 14
Fairhaven 34, Stoneham 6
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Falmouth 32, Somerset Berkley Regional 24
Fitchburg 22, Ayer Shirley 20
Foxborough 28, Gloucester 0
Frontier Regional 12, Easthampton 0
Greater Lawrence Tech 48, Southeastern RVT 13
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Hudson 34, Old Rochester Regional 13
Keefe Tech 41, Old Colony RVT 8
King Philip Regional 42, Mansfield 12
Leicester 41, Bartlett 20
Ludlow 34, Mahar Regional 0
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Malden Catholic 28, Hingham 13
Maynard 15, Oxford 14
McCann Tech 24, Northampton 16
Methuen 36, Arlington 13
Milton 41, Masconomet Regional 27
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Nantucket 13, Medway 7
Narragansett Regional 27, Lunenburg 21
Nashoba Valley Tech 20, KIPP Academy Lynn Collegiate 8