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The City of Boston polling locations webpage. Multiple polling locations in the Boston University area reported low in-person voter turnout on Tuesday. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Lack of in-person voter turnout at state primary prompts questions about uninformed voters, November excitement around Boston

Lauren Albano September 3, 2024
Early in-person and mail-in ballot turnout saw a major increase this year for the Massachusetts State Primary. However, polling locations in the Boston University area saw low in-person voter turnout on primary day.
First Night Boston, the City’s annual New Year’s celebration, is going virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic. COURTESY OF FIRST NIGHT BOSTON

New Year’s festival in Boston to go virtual

Claire Williams November 13, 2020
The day-long festival, typically filled with live performances and interactive events, will be broadcast by NBC10 Boston, NECN, Telemundo Boston and on the First Night website.
An MBTA commuter rail train. A likely record-high number of people rode the commuter rail Tuesday to watch the Patriots’ Super Bowl victory parade in Boston. COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

MBTA overwhelmed by parade-goers

Amayah Spence February 8, 2019
Greater Boston’s public transportation system was overwhelmed Tuesday as hundreds of thousands of fans packed onto MBTA trains to attend the New England Patriots’ Super Bowl victory parade, setting what is believed to be a record-high level of ridership for the system.
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