Ally Donnelly is an award-winning investigative reporter for NBC10 Boston and necn.
She has won multiple Emmy, Edward R. Murrow, Gabriel and Associated Press awards for her work.
She began reporting for necn in 1999 and joined the ranks of NBC10 Boston when the station launched early last year.
From the Rhode Island Station Night Club fire and the Big Dig tunnel collapse to the 9/11 attacks and Marathon bombings, Ally has been there to help deliver and analyze the issues for New England viewers.
Ally wrote and produced the award-winning documentary "The Long Journey Home," chronicling the journey of injured service members riding adaptive bicycles from the battlefield at Gettysburg to Walter Reed Medical Center.
Ally's work has helped push state leaders into reforming policy and law on a range of topics including teacher sexual abuse, child welfare regulations, drug testing for school bus drivers and more.
Ally and her husband live on the South Shore of Boston with their two amazing daughters.
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‘No Good Answers Here': Mass. Schools Preparing For Students to Return
Getting kids back in school safely this fall is the priority in Massachusetts school districts. That’s the word from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, which asked school systems last week to prioritize in-person learning in the coming year. Plans are due by the end of July. But the preparations underway at Billerica Memorial High School offer a...
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City Councilors Want New Board to Probe Boston Police Misconduct
Calling the current system of public oversight broken, Boston city councilors filed an ordinance Tuesday to create an independent board to investigate police misconduct allegations. The measure, introduced by councilors Andrea Campbell, Ricardo Arroyo and Julia Mejia, would establish an 11-member panel with broad authority to investigate citizen complaints, including the power to subpoena officers and witnesses to testify. The…
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As Mass. Reopens, Data Shows People of Color Face Greater Risk From COVID-19
In late March, Ron Marlowe was still commuting to work on public transportation, and like most others, he wasn’t wearing a mask. Then one day, Marlowe came down with an incredible headache. He tested positive for COVID-19 and spent five days in the hospital. “They put me in a wheelchair and they whisked me away,” he remembered. Marlowe says...
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Senators Press FEMA For Answers on ‘Defective' PPE Sent To Nursing Homes
Two New England senators are pressing the federal government to explain its plan to supply nursing homes with personal protective gear after reports surfaced that some equipment supplied by FEMA was inadequate or defective. In a letter sent last week to the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Sens. Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire and Elizabeth Warren...
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With Families Staying Home, Boston Hospital Takes Pediatric Care on the Road
Even as Massachusetts reopens, doctors say many parents are still too worried about COVID-19 to bring their kids in for routine care. But that could leave them vulnerable, particularly if children skip routine vaccinations that protect them from a host of serious diseases. At Boston Medical Center, Dr. Eileen Costello says her team usually sees about 6,000 patients a month,…
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‘Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied': Boston Pressured to Revamp Police Oversight Board
In the spring of 2018, Pierce Martin was leaving a party in Roxbury when he was stopped by Boston police. According to their report, officers were responding to a call of shots fired, and they thought Martin looked like he might be armed. “I agreed to a pat down because I had no weapon on me,” he recalled. But his…
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'Too Little Too Late': Government Gave Nursing Homes ‘Useless and Expired Supplies,' Groups Say
Advocates for nursing homes are calling on the federal government to investigate its own program to distribute critically needed personal protective equipment to facilities across the country. They say shipments have fallen short of what was promised during a White House press briefing at the end of April. Some local nursing homes got shipments of supplies from the federal government…
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Some Mass. Nursing Homes Short-Staffed During Pandemic, Federal Data Shows
As nursing homes across Massachusetts continue to grapple with the virus, many still don’t have a full roster of employees, according to new federal data, potentially compounding the challenges they face during the pandemic
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MBTA Readies for More Riders, But How Do You Keep Social Distance on a Bus?
With so many people working from home, ridership has plummeted on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. But as the state continues to reopen, and more of us take public transit to work, is the T ready for more riders? Some advocates worry the answer is no. “I’m very sad and disappointed and concerned,” said Richard Dimino, president and CEO...
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This Mass. Home Nursing Acted Quickly, But Couldn't Keep COVID-19 at Bay
Staff at the Holden Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center watched with growing dread earlier this year as coronavirus outbreaks ravaged long-term care facilities across the country. Soon, they knew, it would come their way. Administrator Tara D’Andrea describes Holden Rehab as a little city – one she hoped to make a fortress. The first week of March, the 123-bed facility…
