INTRO TEXT UPDATE: The MBTA has announced plans to replace ties on the Old Colony line.
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by Jack Sullivan, CommonWealth Beacon
July 22, 2009
INTRO TEXT UPDATE: The MBTA has announced plans to replace ties on the Old Colony line.
Jack Sullivan is now retired. A veteran of the Boston newspaper scene for nearly three decades. Prior to joining CommonWealth, he was editorial page editor of The Patriot Ledger in Quincy, a part of the... More by Jack Sullivan