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Troy Aidan Sambajon was a general assignment reporter based in Boston.
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鈥檚 interested in world culture, society, and solutions. Generally speaking, he鈥檚 interested in the ever-changing world and the people doing their best to live in it. 鈥滶very person鈥檚 story, no matter how big or small, reflects the light of history.鈥�
Stories by Troy Aidan Sambajon
- Writing a new chapter, Boston stacks homes above libraries
- The fight over cashless bail: What you need to know
- 鈥楰indness can tether us when we鈥檙e feeling adrift.鈥� Why I helped a stranger buy bread.
- As shutdown sets record, Head Start preschools start closing
- The Explainer Food benefits are ending for millions in US. Who is affected 鈥撀燼nd who is offering help?
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