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Troy Aidan Sambajon is a general assignment reporter. Based in Boston, he started as a newsroom intern at the Monitor in early 2023.
His most resonant stories spotlight how ordinary people create extraordinary change. In Oakland, he captured the power of community in a piece about how grassroots activism can transform neglected urban spaces. His reporting on the nationwide decline in opioid deaths and on a retired bishop forging peace by turning guns into garden tools both reveal his strength at finding hope and humanity within America鈥檚 toughest crises.
Troy is a 2022 graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he studied Global Studies and French. He's interested in world culture, society, and solutions. Generally speaking, he's interested in the ever-changing world and the people doing their best to live in it. "Every person's story, no matter how big or small, reflects the light of history."
He welcomes your ideas and questions. You can email him at sambajont@csps.com, find him on Twitter at @troydoesnews, or message him on Signal at 1-707-319-1804.
Stories by Troy Aidan Sambajon
- The Explainer Food benefits are ending for millions in US. Who is affected 鈥撀燼nd who is offering help?
- Great Scots! This New Hampshire festival celebrates heritage and connection.
- Cover Story In Zohran Mamdani鈥檚 campaign, democratic socialists find their voice
- 鈥楾here is an inner poet in all of us.鈥� Laureate Arthur Sze on poetry as discovery.
- How to create affordable housing for more people, and make a whole city a sponge
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