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In advance of a weekend shutdown for repairs, the Orange Line is bringing some riders to tears
The MBTA plans to shut the Orange Line between Forest Hills and Jackson Square at 8:30 tonight in advance of a weekend shutdown between Forest Hills and North Station for signal repairs starting ...
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The Nor'easter rains stop Orange Line trains
The MBTA reports flooding near Ruggles has halted Orange Line service because those cars don't float. Instead: Green Line service replaces Orange Line service downtown. Shuttle buses replaces Orange ...
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Sky lily pads
The surface of Wards Pond, across Perkins Street from Jamaica Pond, was so still yesterday you could make out the clouds reflected on it. Still, all the recent rains have kept the waterfall - which ...
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Heron in repose at Jamaica Pond
Last Saturday, in the early evening, I was kayaking on the Charles, and saw four great blues at the same time, not congregating (though two were on the same log), but all within view along the same ...
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Bouncer at Dot. Ave. bar told a pair of obstreperous guys in line to ditch their tequila and settle down or he'd spray them with pepper spray, they didn't and he did, and now ...
The Dot Tavern, 840 Dorchester Ave. in Dorchester, had to explain to the Boston Licensing Board today how a bouncer used pepper spray on two guys waiting in line on St. Patrick's Day weekend, even ...
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Two men shot on Franklin Hill Avenue in Dorchester, one dead, other critical
Two men were shot at 38 Franklin Hill Ave. in Dorchester around 9:45 p.m. Read more.
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Man driving around with a gun loaded with 15 bullets and drugs gets into a fight with a cop in Mattapan and his gun goes off, but nobody is injured, police say
Boston Police report arresting a Dorchester man they say started fighting an officer who had pulled him over for a traffic violation in Mattapan Sunday afternoon. Police say the officer had pulled ...
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Regime really starting to piss off one federal judge in Boston, who took time off from the holiday to deny its request to let migrants just rot at a US naval base in East Africa
The judge hearing the case of migrants being shipped to countries they're not from without hearings - except for the one who got a hearing then got dumped into Mexico anyway - today ordered the regime ...
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In forum, Wu opposes elected school committee, Kraft calls for prioritizing road repair over new bike lanes
Four mayoral candidates met for the first time in a forum last night sponsored by Democratic ward committees from across Boston. Read more.
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Judge orders regime department to keep making payments to MIT, other universities for 'indirect' costs of their research
A federal judge in Boston today ordered the Department of Energy to keep paying the "indirect costs" it had already agreed to pay MIT and other schools for their research grants, rather than just ...
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Can't wait for the robotaxis to take over the streets of Boston
The self-driving taxi company is looking to move into the Hub, WBUR reports. Los Angeles Magazine reports they should fit ...
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City Council agrees to try to change way Bostonians pick elected leaders
The Boston City Council voted 8-4 today for a measure t0 change the way councilors and the mayor are elected, by letting voters rank candidates in order of preference. The proposed "ranked choice ...