Eli Curwin

Eli Curwin is the editor-in-chief of The Huntington News, the independent newspaper of Northeastern University. Before, he worked as a general assignment co-op for Boston.com and projects editor of The News.

He is currently a third-year student at Northeastern, majoring in political science and journalism and minoring in law and public policy.

Send tips to eli@curwin.net and follow him on twitter @elicurwin for updates.

Featured Work

The Huntington News • 18th November 2023

Developing: Northeastern community responds to Israel-Hamas War

A continually updated feed of how the Northeastern community responded to the Israel-Hamas war.

Boston.com • 7th June 2023

Fatal fentanyl overdoses strike Charlestown as concerns over xylazine contamination grow

A tragic spate of fentanyl overdoses strikes Charlestown, Massachusetts.

Boston.com • 31st May 2023

Rat wars: Boston's unending battle against a rodent invasion and lessons from surrounding cities

What Boston can learn from Cambridge, Somerville and Brookline about fighting rodents.

Boston.com • 11th May 2023

Four charts showing COVID-19 trends in Massachusetts as the public health emergency ends

Four charts that show the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic in Massachusetts.

Boston.com • 13th April 2023

Meet the oldest runners in the 2023 Boston Marathon

Meet the oldest runners in the 2023 Boston Marathon

Boston.com • 28th March 2023

Rep. McGovern read a book on Rosa Parks into the record to protest 'bans' — but Florida is pushing back

A Massachusetts Rep. called out Florida for legislation that would ban books. The Sunshine State said it was a bit more complicated.

Boston.com • 2nd February 2023

A 200-pound Shrek sculpture is missing in Hatfield

A Hatfield man is looking for his Shrek sculpture to be returned to his swamp.

According to a spokesperson for the Hatfield Police Department, the sculpture had become “kind of [an] iconic statue in the town.” The owner told the department it is worth roughly $500, but to him, “it’s priceless.”

“It’s not something that could be easily moved around,” the spokesperson said. “There are evident drag marks that he did not go willingly.”

The owner, who placed Shrek on the edge of his property next

The Huntington News • 9th November 2022

Forty interviews with 40 voters: Here’s what Bostonians said on election day

Interviews with 40 Bostonians across the city on Massachusetts' 2022 election day.

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