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Full Speed Ahead! MBTA Boosts Red Line’s Braintree Branch to 50 MPH Where Possible
Faster than the speed of light...well, not really, like 50 MPH BOSTON – The MBTA today announced the upcoming restoration of speeds on the Red [...]
MBTA and City of Boston Announce Partnership to Improve Bus Reliability by Expanding Transit Signal Priority City-wide After Successful Test Along Brighton Avenue
The MBTA and the City of Boston aim to improve bus speed and reliability citywide with a major transit signal priority upgrade as a part [...]
Op Ed: Rebates, Increased Exemptions are Real Residential Tax Relief
Written By: Senator Nick Collins Earlier this month, residents across Boston saw their property tax bills go up and, in some cases, skyrocket. There are [...]
Focus on retail theft at South Bay Mall results in 73 stay-away orders in last quarter of 2024
From DA Kevin Hayden’s Office: BOSTON, January 19, 2025 – As part of a multi-partner initiative targeting store-based crimes, Suffolk prosecutors over the last quarter [...]
Councilor Murphy and Councilor Flynn File Resolution calling for “Sundays for All” but it was blocked by City Councilor Sharon Durkan
Update: At Wednesday's city council meeting, Councilor Murphy and Councilor Flynn filed a resolution calling for “Sundays for all” to [...]
Despite opposition from neighbors, migrant shelter will open in Fort Point
A few weeks back, we reported that Fort Point neighbors were informed that migrants could soon move into their neighborhood. Where [...]
Robin Williams Cutout Taken from L Street Tavern – Do you have it?
On Tuesday, L Street Tavern posted on social media that their Robin Williams cutout was taken from the bar, and [...]
Councilors Murphy + Flynn Concerned that Non-BPS Student are Being Excluded from free admission program
The Boston Globe Editorial Board is weighing in on the free BPS Sundays - a pilot program that allows BPS [...]
March Service Changes: MBTA Continues Repair Work to Improve Reliability Across the System
Service changes are planned on the Green, Red, Orange, Kingston, Middleborough, Greenbush, Framingham/Worcester, Haverhill, and Newburyport/Rockport lines. BOSTON – The MBTA [...]
The Dragon on D has disappeared but new green space is in the works for behind the BCEC.
Back in April 0f 2022, a large dragon sculpture descended on its perch on D Street behind the Boston Convention [...]
City of Boston Issues Reminders Ahead of Presidential Primary
Early voting will take place February 24 - March 1 BOSTON - Wednesday, February 21, 2024 - The Boston Election Department is reminding voters that [...]
Senator Collins Introduces Legislation to Prevent Overdose Deaths
Senate staff discovered pharmacies required to carry lifesaving naloxone were out of compliance with state law. BOSTON- Senator Collins has filed legislation to address the [...]
The Body of a South Boston Man was Recovered on Tuesday from the Neponset River.
Mass Live is reporting that the body of a South Boston man who has been missing since November was recovered on Tuesday in the Neponset River. [...]
Letter to the editor: Councilor Flynn’s Statement on For-Profit Urgent Care Withdrawal on West Broadway
Dear neighbors, I'm writing today to provide an update to the recent proposal for the largest for-profit urgent care company in the country to be [...]
Councilor Flynn Files hearing Order to Discuss the Community Process for Transportation Planning in the City of Boston
BOSTON - In recent years, there have been major transportation planning and street redesign projects in various neighborhoods across the city, including State Street in [...]
DCR Traffic Advisory: Various Agency-Managed Roadways Closed Due to Flooding – including Morrissey Blvd.
Effective immediately, the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) has closed the following agency-managed roadways due to flooding: · Morrissey Boulevard (inbound and outbound) from [...]