Roberto Scalese

Malden

Senior Editor, Digital at WBUR-FM (Boston, MA)

Senior editor @WBUR digital. Lifelong Revere guy, now a Maldonian. bsky: https://t.co/BmDkogyPBu

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Run through these 26.2 marathon facts ahead of Boston's big race

6 days ago | wbur.org | Roberto Scalese

Limber up, dear reader: We're going long on Boston Marathon trivia. After 129 years of racing, the marathon has collected more than its share of factoids, lore and data points. Here are 26.2 facts about Boston's most famous race. Warm up: Nike and the first marathonLet's get our blood pumping with a little non-Boston trivia. Why is this long race even called a marathon? Because the Greeks won the battle of Marathon, beating a much larger Persian army.
Galvin asks for legal action of Trump order on elections

2 weeks ago | wbur.org | Roberto Scalese

The state's keeper of elections is on board with suing President Trump over his executive order demanding voters show proof of citizenship when registering to vote. In a letter to Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell, Secretary of State Bill Galvin said he supports the legal action against Trump's order. Massachusetts is one of 19 states suing over the executive order.
Here's who running for mayor of Boston in 2025

3 weeks ago | wbur.org | Roberto Scalese

Here's who running for mayor of Boston in 2025Mayor of Boston is typically a long-held title. The city's chief executives tend to hold onto office for multiple terms, or return to the job again and again. The last elected mayor to serve just one term was Frederick Mansfield, who left office in 1938. It wasn't for a lack of trying; mayors couldn't serve consecutive terms back then. Mayor Michelle Wu hopes to keep that multi-term streak alive.
4 takeaways from Wu's 2025 State of the City address

1 month ago | wbur.org | Roberto Scalese

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu jammed a lot into her "State of the City" address Wednesday night before a packed MGM Music Hall at Fenway. While the meat of the talk focused on local accomplishments and initiatives, she did open and close the address with direct nods to the national political atmosphere, and in particular the Trump administration's focus on Boston in its ire over immigration, trans athletes and other lines of attack.
Harvard extends free ride for students whose families make less than $100,000

1 month ago | wbur.org | Roberto Scalese

Harvard College will make attending the school free for students whose families make less than $100,000 a year. And they mean free free, not just tuition free. "Starting in the 2025-26 academic year, Harvard College will be free for students from families with incomes of $100,000 or less — with financial aid covering tuition, fees, food, housing, and more," the school announced Monday. The college will also be tuition free for kids whose families make less than $200,000 annually.
Why 5 Mass. communities are waging a new legal fight against the MBTA Communities Act

1 month ago | wbur.org | Roberto Scalese

A fifth Massachusetts town is taking legal action over the MBTA Communities Act, saying the state's requirement to zone for multifamily housing near public transportation stops amounts to an unfunded mandate. "Hanson voters overwhelmingly defeated an article concerning an MBTA zoning bylaw amendment, in large part due to a concern over unfunded obligations," the Hanson Select Board said in a statement Monday.
Galvin orders overhaul of Boston election practices

1 month ago | wbur.org | Roberto Scalese

Massachusetts Secretary of State Bill Galvin has ordered Boston to "overhaul" its election practices after polling locations ran low — and in some cases ran out — of ballots on Election Day in 2024. Monday's order also included findings from his office's investigation into the reported shortages. Beyond the apparent ballot shortfalls, investigators said the city did not communicate clearly with workers in polling stations, which led to disenfranchising some voters.
Don't have health insurance in Mass.? Here's the fine you may pay next year

2 months ago | wbur.org | Roberto Scalese

Don't have health insurance in Mass.? Here's the fine you may pay next yearNearly everyone in Massachusetts has health insurance, as required by law. For the few who don't, there are new penalties for skipping coverage. The state's Department of Revenue recently issued its latest schedule of penalties. They begin in the 2025 tax year, according to the state. More than 98% of Massachusetts residents have health insurance, according to the Massachusetts Center for Health Information and Analysis.
Mass. joins lawsuit to stop Trump administration's cap on NIH funding

2 months ago | wbur.org | Roberto Scalese

Massachusetts joined a multi-state lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's effort to cut funding to health researchers at universities and other institutions across the country. Last week, the National Institutes of Health announced the agency would limit funding for "indirect costs" to 15% of grants. These costs include lab space, utilities and other necessities to perform health-related research, according to Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell.
These big Boston storms are the stuff of legend

2 months ago | wbur.org | Roberto Scalese

It doesn't seem like it, given the recent winters, but Boston is a snowy place. Which works out; this is a city that loves its bad weather. Even when we hate it, we love to hate it. We talk about blizzards like their old flames — with nostalgia, regret and (sometimes) relief that it's over. For a city that loves history, we've certainly had our share of historic storms. We could give you a list of the biggest snow-droppers and rain-soppers in Greater Boston history. But just about everybody does that.