March 02, 2010, 1:35 PM
BOSTON — A day after putting it into effect, the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles announced Tuesday it is rescinding a $5 “counter fee” on transactions conducted with a representative over the phone or in person at the state’s branches.
February 10, 2010, 11:35 AM
BOSTON — Massachusetts is bracing for Wednesday’s east coast blizzard, which began sprinkling wet flakes across the state by late morning and is forecast to turn into heavy snowfall by the evening.
January 08, 2010, 10:58 AM
BOSTON — Logan International Airport was briefly shut down Friday morning after a Delta commuter flight to Columbus, Ohio, aborted takeoff. Passengers inside the cabin smelled fumes from de-icing fluid, officials said.
December 16, 2009, 4:31 PM
BOSTON — A lawyer for suspended MBTA safety director Cynthia Gallo is calling the suspension “retaliation” for Gallo’s complaints about gender pay inequity at the T.
December 15, 2009, 6:07 PM
BOSTON — The MBTA’s director of safety was suspended on Thursday, according to a state transportation official familiar with the matter.
December 01, 2009, 6:05 PM
BOSTON — Fare hikes are not unique to contemporary rail riders. Folklorist Bess Lomax Hawes, who died this week at 88, spoke to the frustrations of money-conscious commuters back in the ’40s with the now-legendary song “Charlie on the MTA.”
November 14, 2009, 11:00 AM
BOSTON — The MBTA is taking its first significant step towards offering realtime information on where its buses are, and when they’ll get to the next stop.
November 13, 2009, 12:18 PM
BOSTON — An MBTA driver has been suspended and is facing termination after being caught sending a text message while operating a Green Line trolley.
November 12, 2009, 5:12 AM
BOSTON — As attorney general, Martha Coakley has made many decisions that affect citizens in the commonwealth. But the one with the most breadth of coverage and potential impact is one you don’t hear her talk about on the campaign trail: choosing to settle the criminal case against the contractors of the big dig for $458 million, instead of going to trial.
November 09, 2009, 6:17 PM
Just 27 seconds. That’s all the time MBTA Orange Line operator Charise Lewis had to stop her train. As MBTA security camera images released Friday show, Lewis had just seconds to pull the emergency brake as she headed into North Station to avoid hitting a woman who had fallen on the track.
November 05, 2009, 3:31 PM
A Belmont High School student was killed by a commuter train on the tracks behind the school Thursday afternoon.
November 05, 2009, 9:40 AM
Boston University researchers who studied how many alcohol ads young people see on the MBTA on a typical day are calling for a ban on alcohol advertising on the T.
November 04, 2009, 11:42 AM
A sweeping review of MBTA finances found the largest transportation provider in Massachusetts has relied on an overly optimistic and unsustainable financing model that now is compromising safety because it cannot fund critical maintenance and equipment replacements.
November 02, 2009, 7:21 AM
Controversy and criticism greeted the new Massachusetts Department of Transportation as it opened its doors Sunday. It is widely hailed as one of the largest governmental reorganizations undertaken by the state in the past 50 years.
October 30, 2009, 7:43 AM
WORCESTER, Mass. — Gov. Deval Patrick is preparing to lay off anywhere from 1,000 to 2,000 state workers before the end of the year. The cuts come as the state grapples with another surprise budget deficit. This time, Patrick has to plug a $600 million hole in the budget.
