Christine Hochkeppel

Multimedia & Video

  • Sasha Gaulin also know as the {quote}Fire Gypsy{quote} demonstrates her fire performance at the Bancroft Tower on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016
  • Worcester firefighter Evan Parker moonlights as a Mixed Martial Arts fighter.
  • Fatal truck crash survivor Joseph Meszaro of Oxford stands in Kelley Square on Thursday, June 25, 2015. Meszaro is learning how to walk again after both of his feet were broken in the accident.
  • Desiree Azarian of East Falmouth discusses the challenges of transitioning from incarceration to life after her release. This piece provides a glimpse into the hurdles many face after serving a sentence with job placement, finding a place to live and struggling with sobriety.
  • The Nau-sets square dancing club has been on the Cape for over 35 years and still has a devoted following. The group usually meets every Tuesday evening at the Dennis Senior Center for two solid hours of calls, tips and round dancing.Click here to read the story and see more photos
  • Comfort Zone Camp is a bereavement camp for children from ages 7 to 17 who have experienced the death of a loved one. This video offers a glimpse into camper activities and shows how the camraderie helps them process their grief.
  • A window into a neighborhood institution, for men only. This piece was awarded third place in the slideshow category of the New England Newspaper & Press Assocation's 2012 Better Newspaper Contest.
  • Lakeville resident Milly England is a star Whist player at the Bridgewater Senior Center. She's an avid reader and a veritable fireball when it comes to coversation. Milly also just turned 110 making her the second oldest resident of Massachusetts and the oldest living Girl Scout in the country. Her advice is simple and sweet: {quote}If you can do it yourself then do it.{quote} That's how she lives her life and that's how she believes everyone should live.Click HERE to watch the audio slideshow
  • The Adams' family of Randolph, Massachusetts celebrated their 100th year on the farm in May 2010. What started out as a dairy farm, the Bowley Farm, has now transitioned into Harmony Hill Farm, where the family raises cattle and boards horses. They all have separate full-time jobs for their main incomes, but at the end of the day they come back to Harmony to cultivate their labor of love.Click HERE to watch the audio slideshow.
  • During the third week of October in 2009, two weeks after the completion of his fourth round of chemotherapy that year, Matthew was admitted to Brigham and Women's Hospital with a 104 fever, pneumonia and a blood infection. The new onslaught of complications spurred a discussion between Matthew and his team of doctors about the realities of his illness. Matthew, his family and his medical team arrived at the mutual decision to stop treating the leukemia, go home and celebrate his life with his loved ones.Click here to watch the audio slideshow
  • Matthew Starring is a 23-year-old musician and actor who is battling acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The story, {quote}Road to recovery hits milestone,{quote} was published in November 2008 and chronicles his journey into remission. Click through the three links below, each will direct you to a different audio slideshow depicting Matthew's life. Each word represents a coping mechanism that keeps his outlook positive through his continued fight with cancer. RidingFamily & FriendsMusic
  • {quote}It's a unique New England experience,{quote} Sara Livingston Oliveira, co-owner of Compton Clambakes said of the allure of a clambake. Mrs. Oliveira and her husband, Jason, the bakemaster, have been officially in the clambake business for over 10 years. {quote}People get a charge, get a kick, out of the whole process of clambaking.{quote} Mrs. Oliveira said. This multimedia piece will take you through the many steps involved in the clambake process from the rockweed gathering to to unveiling of the bake.
  • Lydia Mello puts a different message on the sign outside her church, The Radiant Christian, once a week. The sign is right along Route 114 one of the two major roads that spans the length of Mt. Hope Neck so her audience is certainly not limited to only the parishioners at her church. I decided to find out more about the church-goer behind the sign and this is what I discovered.Click here to watch the audio slideshow.
  • Lifelong East Providence resident Onna Moniz-John spent her Martin Luther King Jr. Day navigating the Capitol grounds and standing in long lines stretched around and inside the Senate building to get her inauguration tickets.This audio slideshow chronicles her journey from Providence Mayor David Cicilline's breakfast for Rhode Islanders attending the inauguration to the Hart Senate Office building where she received her official invitation for the inauguration and four tickets.Click here to watch the audio slideshow{quote}Everybody is having a blast - total excitement. It is everything I expected and more.{quote} Ms. Moniz-John said. She was accompanied by her husband of 11 years, Alvin John, sisters Ronda Moniz-Carroll and Lorraine Rodericks, who grew up in East Providence, extended family member Lorraine Rezendes, of East Providence and and friend Maryanne Fonseca of East Providence.In 2008, Moniz-John offered up her home as the East Bay R.I. headquarters for Obama's campaign during the primary season. She is the former Affirmative Action director for the city of East Providence and is still very actively involved in promoting black historical and cultural awareness in the community. She retired from her post last year because she was diagnosed with a brain tumor. She has undergone two surgeries and is now back to her usual energetic self.{quote}It was totally emotional. I still don't feel its real. It's still not sinking in.{quote} Ms. Moniz-John said of watching the inauguration. {quote}Hearing it is nothing compared to being in the midst of it.{quote} With all of the excitement of the inauguration, parade and parties, Ms. Moniz-John said she is exhausted now.{quote}I am beat to a pulp. All that walking and walking. It was not for the ill prepared, but we were prepared. We were dressed from the snuggies to foot warmers.{quote}
  • July 2008 ­ This project sprouted from a routine collaboration with one of the reporters on staff at East Bay Newspapers. She wanted to do a story about the domestic violence support group at the Women's Resource Center in Warren, R.I. As we interviewed the participants, I was moved by their comments about the entrapment of emotional and physical abuse. I was intrigued to hear about what they were up to now that they had either taken the steps to recognize their abusive relationships or to be even further along in the healing process. Their stories were compelling. These women became revitalized by partaking in the simplest of activities, mowing the lawn, tending to their gardens, renovating vacation homes. Most of the women did not want to reveal their identities. The photos anonymously illustrate the empowerment they feel by carrying on and simply living independent of their abusers.Click here to view the slideshow.
  • From April to December 2007, Maurice Cole, 23, of East Providence, R.I. had such an impressive record that it was difficult for his coach to find opponents for him to fight. Cole is a 2-time New England Golden Gloves heavyweight champion, 5-time Southern New England Golden Gloves heavyweight champion and in posession of two Rocky Marciano Tournament belts. He was also a competitor in the US Opens. His talent is certainly a story in itself but his unique personality is just as noteworthy. Click here to view the audio slideshowThis project was awarded third place in the {quote}multimedia{quote} category of the Boston Press Photographers Association 2007 Photo Contest.
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