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What to watch for on Beacon Hill in 2025
Beacon Hill power players might be gearing up for yet another debate about how to fund the MBTA in the long term, informed by a task force that got an extension on the report that was due to Gov ...
Dorchester Reporter1d
Kraft greets potential voters at MBTA stations
Kraft was at Forest Hills MBTA station on Thursday morning during the 8 o’clock hour. After speaking with MBTA transit police ...
MBTA says it contacted federal authorities over alleged misconduct at Cabot Yard. One expert called the move ‘unusual.’
In a step that could ratchet up scrutiny of the MBTA, Transit Police contacted federal authorities about activity at the T’s ...
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MBTA looking to reunite stuffed animal with its owner
The MBTA is seeking to reunite a lost stuffed animal with its owner."Can you help me find my family? Red Line staff safely rescued me from the tracks at Park Street station and I'm trying to find ...
Boston.com4d
MBTA police seek person of interest in attack on disabled person
MBTA Transit police are asking for the public’s help identifying a person of interest in the alleged assault of a disabled person on a Red Line train last month. Police said the assault and ...
MassLive5d
MBTA Orange Line paused after person gets stuck under train in Boston
A person who was stuck under a train at Boston’s North Station has been hospitalized, prompting the suspension of the MBTA’s Orange Line, officials said. Boston firefighters conducted a ...
Boston.com12d
Red Line branch’s maximum speed increasing to 50 mph, MBTA says
The Red Line’s Braintree branch will soon increase its speed from 40 miles per hour to 50 miles per hour where feasible, the MBTA announced Monday. The Red Line branch’s speed restorations are ...
The MetroWest Daily News5d
Framingham City Council may vote Feb. 4 on MBTA zoning plan. What it includes
FRAMINGHAM — City councilors may take a vote on a previously-tabled MBTA Communities Act zoning plan during their meeting on Tuesday, according to the meeting's agenda. Earlier discussion on the ...
WBUR10d
Map: Who is — and isn't — complying with the MBTA Communities Act?
Communities across eastern Massachusetts are under pressure to rezone parts of town to allow more multi-family housing near public transportation, thanks to the MBTA Communities Act. Aimed at ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston29d
Fire ignited by debris or leaves sparks inside MBTA station
Fire crews responded late Thursday night to a small fire inside an MBTA station in Jamaica Plain.Just before midnight, a fire sparked in the southbound pit at the Stony Brook station on the Orange ...
The Boston Globe25d
Misguided MBTA Communities Act is based on a myth
All municipalities are not equal. The highly controversial MBTA Communities Act seems to not recognize this reality. In its bid to create a “one-size-fits-all” statewide solution, Beacon Hill ...
The Herald News24d
MBTA towns not following controversial housing law get another 6 months, but must act fast
The MBTA Communities Law requires all cities and towns that voted to join the MBTA to have an overlay district where multi-family housing is allowed by right; depending on the community ...