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  • Jan 14, 2025 | wbur.org | Willoughby Mariano |Todd Wallack

    A Hampton County Superior Court judge sentenced a man to 22 years in prison Tuesday for a string of violent rapes in West Springfield. Ali Ghaffar, 23, of West Springfield pleaded guilty to attacking six women in 2021 and early 2022.

  • Dec 4, 2024 | wbur.org | Willoughby Mariano |Zeninjor Enwemeka

    At least 14 Boston precincts ran out of ballots in November election, WBUR analysis findsDuring the election in early November, errors at the Boston election department caused precincts to run out of ballots. One polling place ran out as early as 11 a.m. Voters waited in line for hours until more arrived, delivered by police. A WBUR analysis finds the problems were significant. Based on complaints, at least 14 precincts ran out of ballots in neighborhoods like Hyde Park and Charlestown.

  • Nov 21, 2024 | wbur.org | Willoughby Mariano

    There were 50 incidents on Election Day that hampered the ability of people with disabilities to vote in Massachusetts, according to a report issued Wednesday by a commission of several voting rights groups. Voting assistance machines for those with disabilities broke down, while main entrances and exits to some precincts could only be accessed by stairs, according to the report issued by the Massachusetts Election Protection Coalition. Four polling places in Boston had a shortage of ballots.

  • Apr 26, 2024 | wbur.org | Carrie Jung |Willoughby Mariano |Rob Lane

    Carrie Jung Senior Reporter, EducationCarrie is a senior education reporter. Willoughby Mariano Senior Reporter, InvestigationsWilloughby Mariano is a senior reporter on WBUR's investigations team. Rob Lane ProducerRob Lane is a producer for Radio Boston. Boston-area campus protest encampments grow after arrests at EmersonRadio Boston checks in with WBUR senior reporter Willoughby Mariano, who's been following pro-Palestinian protests at college campuses in Greater Boston.

  • Apr 22, 2024 | wbur.org | Willoughby Mariano

    About two dozen protesters sat on MIT's Kresge Lawn, huddled over laptops Monday morning, studying in thick coats and blankets. Safiyyah Ogundipe, a senior, said she arrived the night before. “It seems like there's a really big shift in what people are willing to do, the risks people are willing to take, and we just kind of want to kind of seize on that energy,” said Ogundipe, a protest organizer who is studying chemical engineering.

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Willoughby Mariano
Willoughby Mariano @wmariano
21 Jun 24

On the Green Line to work this morning and people are literally sipping iced Dunkin coffees and wearing Cs jerseys to the parade. Boston really knows how to Boston. #celtics

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30 May 24

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15 May 24

RT @Decaturish: The Georgia First Amendment Foundation released a statement about the Georgia First Amendment Clinic no longer directly adv…