Clips
Read a sampling of Stephanie’s columns, features and news stories below.
Columns
Tsunami in Paradise
Stephanie Silverstein was vacationing in Hawaii when an 8.9 magnitude earthquake hit near Japan, resulting in a tsunami devastating parts of the country and threatening to hit the Hawaiian islands hours later. She shares her personal account of the tsunami advisory and warnings to Hawaii residents and visitors.
Features
The old shell game
Stephanie Silverstein received a New England Press Association award in Business/Economic Reporting for her article “The old shell game,” published in the Cape Ann Beacon.
Beverly photographer illustrates ‘EveryGirl’s Guide to Life’
Photographer Elise Donoghue and author and television reporter Maria Menounos talked with Stephanie Silverstein about their personal friendship and professional relationship, working together on Menounos’ “The EveryGirl’s Guide to Life.”
News
‘Pregnancy Pact’
Stephanie was the Gloucester Public Schools beat reporter for the Cape Ann Beacon when the superintendent of schools reported a rise in teen pregnancy to the Gloucester School Committee. Time magazine picked up the story, referring to a “pregnancy pact” made by students at the school, leading to international coverage and a media circus invading the city. Stephanie, a trusted and respected local reporter, covered the story from the inside. Read some of her coverage here:
“Public speaks out on teen pregnancy policies”
Cape Ann stands in for Alaska
The state of Massachusetts has seen a rise in film production in the last five years, thanks to a state tax credit available to filmmakers who bring their work to the Bay State. The picturesque Cape Ann towns of Rockport, Gloucester and Manchester played the role of Sitka, Alaska in Disney’s “The Proposal.” Stephanie covered the action, from Betty White’s experience in the small town of Rockport to how the filming impacted the local businesses to Sandra Bullock continuing filming after being hit by a drunk driver in Gloucester.
Sitka, Alaska elected politician Scott McAdams read Stephanie’s coverage online and posted a comment on one of her stories, sharing his displeasure at the missed opportunity for an economic boom that filming a movie in Sitka would have resulted in. Stephanie contacted McAdams, which led to a new angle on the story.
Cold case warms up
Seventeen years after a Wenham resident reported her husband to be missing, the Wenham Police Department received two leads and reopened the case that had been considered cold for several years. Read Stephanie’s coverage of the warmed up cold case, published in the Hamilton Wenham Chronicle.