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T will be free of slow zones for the first time in decades
The MBTA will be entirely free of slow zones starting Saturday, with the agency’s Track Improvement Program coming to a close. ”We did the equivalent of 40 years of work in one year if we tried to do this on our normal overnights or day orders,” Phillip Eng, the T’s general manager. The Track Improvement Program started more than a...
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Boston City Hall, despite reputation for being ugly, may gain landmark status
Boston City Hall is iconic, despite strong beliefs on all sides about how it looks. Built in 1968, City Hall is an internationally known example of brutalism, a style that uses concrete and was born out of the desire for increased civic engagement. Its appearance generated controversy over the years among residents and the elected officials who work there. In...
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Revere police officer placed on leave after OUI crash
A police officer in Revere, Massachusetts, has been placed on administrative leave following his arrest on a drunken driving charge after he crashed his vehicle into a retaining wall on Sunday morning. Revere police said Officer Matteo Velasquez was placed on administrative leave after the crash. Police responded to a report of a crash on Cushman Avenue around 6:12 a.m....
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Will we get snow? It's what everyone in Boston wants to know
We drove around the Boston area Tuesday, ahead of the first winter storm of the season, and found plenty of anticipation. Snow is already on the ground at the Nashoba Valley Ski Area in Westford. “The weather can do just about anything, but we always hope for the best,” said Al Fletcher, of Nashoba Valley. With Christmas several weeks away,...
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Heating costs expected to rise for many this winter
The cold weather has arrived, marking the official start of the home heating season. It’s a constant battle to keep energy costs down in the winter, and this year is no exception. Albert Choy uses natural gas to heat his home. In the winter, he spends and about $500 a month and doesn’t anticipate this year will be much different....
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‘Unimaginable loss': Endicott police sgt. remembered for his kindness
49-year-old Jeremy Cole — a husband, father of four and an Endicott College police sergeant — was killed in a wrong-way crash on I-95 in Newbury early on Thanksgiving morning
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Business booming at Mass. Christmas tree farms on Black Friday
Forget Black Friday, it’s also Green Friday. The transition from Thanksgiving to Christmas is underway, and it’s evident at more than just shopping malls — it’s clear at Christmas tree farms around Massachusetts, including at the Taproot Tree Farm in Stow where business is booming despite the recent dry weather. Christmas trees help fuel a multi-million dollar industry here in...
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9 arrests made in North Shore drug sweep, feds say
Nine people were arrested on drug, child sex abuse and other charges in a sweep involving gang investigators on Massachusetts’ North Shore and on Nantucket Thursday, federal prosecutors said.
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Woman killed in daylight Boston park stabbing remembered
Balloons and candles were left at the park in Boston’s South End where a 65-year-old woman was stabbed to death this weekend in broad daylight.
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Stabbing of woman found hurt in Milton prompts Quincy school lockdown
Police are investigating after a woman was found Friday suffering from stab wounds in Milton, Massachusetts, prompting a school lockdown in neighboring Quincy. Authorities could not say where the stabbing took place, explaining that the victim was found in the Denmark Avenue area. Neighbors said police and EMS crews removed her from an SUV before towing the vehicle away. The...
