This story has been updated to reflect that Bijan Rafiekian’s conviction was recently overturned. Enes Kanter was just trying to pray, but supporters of Turkey’s authoritarian leader found him on […]
Celtics star hounded by Erdogan fans
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Woman in her 60s first Mass. vaping fatality
A WOMAN IN HER 60s from Hampshire County has died of a vaping-related lung illness, the first such case in Massachusetts, the Department of Public Health announced Monday afternoon. DPH […]
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Baker backs Moulton’s RMV proposal
ONCE SEEN AS POTENTIAL RIVALS, Congressman Seth Moulton and his North Shore neighbor Gov. Charlie Baker are rowing in the same direction on how to prevent a repeat of the […]
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T notes: Red Line ridership slow to recover
RED LINE SERVICE is back to normal in the wake of the June 11 derailment at the JFK/UMass Station, but ridership still hasn’t fully recovered. Data released on Monday indicate […]
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T struggling to meet budget targets
THREE MONTHS INTO into its current fiscal year, the MBTA is struggling to meet its budget targets. Revenues and expenses are on pace to come in nearly $53 million behind […]
Posted inTransportation
Pollack: Keolis may get an extension
WALKING BACK A POSITION she took in early 2017, Transportation Secretary Stephanie Pollack said on Monday that it may be necessary to extend the contract with Keolis Commuter Services for […]
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Trump: No health insurance, no visa
A PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION by President Trump requiring future green card applicants to show they can afford health care is leaving Massachusetts critics and medical experts skeptical about the nuances of the policy, and […]
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Straus: Transportation revenue debate starting now
THE LONG-AWAITED legislative debate over how to fund improvements to the state’s beleaguered transportation system will kick off Tuesday, according to one of the key players. Gov. Charlie Baker himself […]
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T control board’s stance on revenues evolving
Seven months ago the MBTA’s oversight board indicated it was going to weigh in on whether the Legislature should explore new transportation funding initiatives, but since then there’s been nothing. Joe […]
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Americans evenly divided on impeachment
DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TRUMP-UKRAINE story are coming at a breakneck pace, and so now are national polls asking about whether the President should be impeached. There are enough impeachment polls […]
Posted inTransportation
T control board’s stance on revenues evolving
Seven months ago the MBTA’s oversight board indicated it was going to weigh in on whether the Legislature should explore new transportation funding initiatives, but since then there’s been nothing. […]
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T control board’s stance on revenues evolving
Seven months ago the MBTA’s oversight board indicated it was going to weigh in on whether the Legislature should explore new transportation funding initiatives, but since then there’s been nothing. Joe […]
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Encore dispenses with self-parking fees
ENCORE BOSTON HARBORÂ is now letting its customers self-park for free at the Everett casino, dispensing with the hefty charges that had been in place since its June opening — $22 […]
Posted inOpinion
Time to rein in step therapy
BEING A MOM of three and a chronic disease patient is already tough enough – without any health insurance issues. I know this from firsthand experience living with a rare […]
Posted inEconomy
Wu calls for abolishing Boston Planning and Development Agency
BOSTON CITY COUNCILOR Michelle Wu is jumping on a well-worn path of city leaders going back to Kevin White, calling for dissolution of the city’s redevelopment authority, which she says […]
Posted inOpinion
Mass. doesn’t have to be worst state for Latinos
WHETHER OUR ANCESTORS have been here for generations or if we are the first generation of Americans, Latinos have deep roots in the communities in which we live. We are […]
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Colleges can lead on climate change
AT THEIR BEST, American universities and colleges are problem-solving institutions whose work is rooted in a set of universal values. This is a unique position in our society, one that […]
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Gen Z changing the transportation dynamic
A SHORT TIME AGO, the auto industry viewed millennials as the lost generation. Automakers expected car sales to plummet and prepared for change. But that didn’t happen. Instead, millennials delayed […]
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Audit: MassDOT board panel shares blame for RMV problems
IN ITS FINAL REPORT ON mismanagement at the Registry of Motor Vehicles, an audit firm faulted some of the political appointees on the board of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. […]
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Baker’s latest solar goal called too small
THE BAKER ADMINISTRATION is calling for an 800 megawatt expansion of the state’s relatively new solar incentive program, but a state lawmaker and industry advocates say that amount is way […]
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Haymarket artwork mystery solved
THE MYSTERY OF the missing public artwork at Haymarket is solved: It was dug up by a contractor, but it’s now safely stored nearby and state officials plan to contact […]
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The station that private capital built
IN SOMERVILLE, corporate interests are practically tripping over each other to pay for improvements to transit connections. Encore Boston Harbor is willing to pay $25 million for a footbridge over […]
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The station that private capital built
In Somerville, corporate interests are practically tripping over each other to pay for improvements to transit connections. Encore Boston Harbor is willing to pay $25 million for a footbridge over […]
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Walsh flooding the Mass. and Cass zone
BOSTON MAYOR MARTY WALSH intends to flood the area around Melnea Cass Boulevard and Massachusetts Avenue with outreach workers, public works staff, and police officers in a bid to ease […]