Abby Weiss
Prior to joining Chestnut Hill Local, Abigail Weiss wrote features and trending stories for Hearst Connecticut Media Group. There, she wrote about entertainment, the environment and interesting people in the Nutmeg State. Weiss holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Syracuse University, where she minored in environmental science and history, as well as served as the digital managing editor for the independent student newspaper, The Daily Orange. Her profile about Joe Biden’s first wife, Neilia, for The D.O. received Associated Collegiate Press Awards and qualified her for the 2022 Hearst National Writing Championship, where she won third place and the award for best reporting technique. As an intern for InsideClimate News, she wrote in-depth stories about environmental justice in Connecticut, national climate trends and California agriculture. She’s was also a contributing writer at Callaway Climate Insights, and interned for The New York Post’s news team.
