Associate editor and columnist
Thomas Farragher is a Globe columnist and associate editor. He shared the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for public service for the Globe Spotlight Team’s coverage of the clergy sexual abuse crisis. He spent eight years, from 2006 to 2014, as editor of the Spotlight Team. His columns appears regularly in the Globe.
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THOMAS FARRAGHER
For ALS medical scientist, finding a cure is personal
By Thomas Farragher , Globe Columnist
For Zack Kennedy, the research he is performing at the University of Massachusetts Medical School here is not just academic.
THOMAS FARRAGHER
A big change at Falmouth Road Race starting line
By Thomas Farragher , Globe Columnist
For the first time since the race’s inception in 1973 a member of the Falmouth Five will not be running.
THOMAS FARRAGHER
Shark expert wants to know what makes the predator tick
By Thomas Farragher , Globe Columnist
Shark sightings have forced the temporary closure of Cape Cod beaches dozens of times since the beginning of July, with warning flags flying from Nantucket to Provincetown, from Wellfleet to Martha’s Vineyard.
THOMAS FARRAGHER
The voice you hear is Nantucket Sound’s guardian angel
By Thomas Farragher , Globe Staff
With humor, grace, and steely determination, Harbormaster Sheila Lucey makes it her mission to keep everyone safe in the water.