BOSTON — After being ousted from his post in August, the former head of the embattled MBTA will join the non-partisan think tank MassINC as a senior fellow for public policy.
BOSTON — Officials say a power outage at Logan International Airport caused flight delays and some cancellations and temporarily required baggage to be checked by hand at security checkpoints.
BOSTON — A massive restructuring of the state’s transportation agencies is on track to reach a major milestone next month. The new Massachusetts Department of Transportation will officially launch on Nov. 1, according to Jeffrey Mullan, the incoming state transportation secretary. But major concerns over labor unions remain.
BOSTON — Boston isn’t known as the most bicycle-friendly city. It’s been ranked not once, not twice, but three times as one of the worst places in the country to ride a bike. But now the city is trying to change its reputation. And it plans to do that by — guess what? — putting more bikes on the city’s streets.
MIAMI — A threatening note forced a Boston-bound airplane to return to a Miami airport about 40 minutes after takeoff, but nothing suspicious was found.
BOSTON — An electrical fire at the South Station train stop forced the MBTA to suspend downtown service on two subway lines Wednesday night.
BOSTON — A top administration aide tells The Associated Press on Tuesday that Jeffrey Mullan is being named to the job to replace James Aloisi. The person spoke on condition of anonymity before the formal announcement.
BOSTON — Fifteen to 20 people were hurt after a commuter rail train coming into Boston’s South Station had a slow-speed collision with a bumper at the end of the track.
BOSTON — A top state transportation official said Massachusetts Transportation Secretary James Aloisi planned to deliver the news to his senior staff during a mid-afternoon meeting.
BOSTON — The MBTA board of directors is scheduled to vote on a contract that would extend commuter rail service in Rhode Island to T.F. Green Airport in Warwick and South Kingstown.
BOSTON — Attorney General Martha Coakley is the only Democrat who has officially entered the race to fill Sen. Edward M. Kennedy’s seat. She hasn’t been a policy maker, but she is known as a prosecutor in some of the state’s most high-profile cases.
BOSTON — Massachusetts has collected another $900,000 from Big Dig insurer American International Group as part of the insurer’s settlement of workers compensation insurance premium issues.
BOSTON — Massachusetts Turnpike users who feel its operators have illegally divertied tolls from the east-west road to pay for the north-south Central Artery project have lost in court for a third time.
BOSTON — A visit from President Obama and the funeral for Sen. Edward M. Kennedy are expected to cause major traffic delays around the city — and the hurricane weather, won’t help either.
BOSTON — With Sen. Edward M. Kennedy’s passing comes the question of his successor. Massachusetts law says the state must hold a special election, but state legislative leaders are expected to consider changing that so the governor can appoint an interim successor. Democratic consultant Dan Payne shares his list of the most likely candidates for the job — short-term and long-term.
