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Large fire in Lowell sends 4 firefighters and 1 resident to hospital
A large fire burned through a multi-family home in Lowell, Massachusetts, on Thursday afternoon, injuring 11 firefighters and one resident. The fire was reported on Aiken Avenue around 11:30 a.m., and flames were still showing as of 1:30 p.m. Numerous area fire departments were called to the scene to provide mutual aid. Over 50 firefighters in all helped battle the…
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After days of late buses, Boston Public Schools working to speed service
Boston Public School families experienced significant school bus delays during the first week of the new school year. On the first day of school, 66% of buses were late, according to data provided by BPS. (See the chart below.) This comes as BPS implements a new bus-tracking technology called Zum, a mobile app allows parents to track their child’s rides…
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MBTA launches new reduced fare program for low-income riders
The MBTA’s income-eligible reduced fare program is launching Wednesday, potentially cutting transit costs in half for about 60,000 riders. It offers reduced fares to riders between the ages of 18 and 64, at or below 200% of the federal poverty level – that’s $30,120 a year for a single person or $62,400 for a family of four. Previously, reduced fares…
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Over 100 Stoughton students are without a seat on the school bus
Families of 150 secondary students in the Stoughton Public Schools system learned last week that their children will not have bus transportation for the upcoming school year. The district says they already notified those families who applied but must seek other arrangements. The district’s superintendent stated in a press release that the public school system experienced a significant increase in…
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2 seriously hurt in boat crash in Hingham Bay
Two people were taken to the hospital Friday after a boat crash off the coast of Grape Island in Weymouth, Massachusetts, officials said. The crash happened on Hingham Bay. Fire officials said one person was rushed to a hospital in Boston and another was taken to a hospital on the South Shore, both suffering serious injuries. Both of those people…
