BOSTON RANKED AMONG the top 20 cities in the world for direct commercial real estate investment in 2016, and it shows – everywhere you turn there’s a new development cropping up […]
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T union president indicted for fraud, kickbacks
THE PRESIDENT OF an MBTA union is facing charges that he used his position as a buyer for the agency to submit fraudulent invoices that netted him more than $100,000 in […]
Posted inTransportation
T janitors say private vendors cut health benefits
JANITORS FOR THE private vendors contracting with the MBTA, who could go on strike on Friday if no agreement is reached, told alarmed members of the Fiscal and Management Control […]
Posted inState House News Service, The Download
Putting body cameras to the test
There is a certain irony to the drama over body-worn cameras now playing out in court in Boston. Suffolk Superior Court Judge Douglas Wilkins vowed to issue a decision by […]
Posted inThe Back Story, Transportation
T union raises concern about outside contractor
THE MBTA RESTORED full service to the Orange Line in March but nevertheless shipped 24 disabled Orange Line traction motors to an outside contractor for repair. The T says it […]
