16 Apr, 2025

Regular service resumes on Green Line Extension after commute disruption

Local News The problematic evening came a day after MBTA officials revealed that much of the new line needed to be fixed. The Green Line Extension. David L. Ryan/Boston Globe Staff, File The MBTA resumed Green Line Extension service Friday evening, after shutting it down during Friday’s commute and forcing riders to rely on shuttle […]

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Green lasers pointed at 3 flights in Boston are under investigation, FAA says

Local News The FAA said laser reports from pilots have gone up in recent years. Seen from Deer Island, a JetBlue airplane heads in for a landing at Boston Logan International Airport. Pat Greenhouse / The Boston Globe, File The agency tasked with enforcing aviation safety standards is investigating three incidents of green laser beams […]

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Reminder: Closures, bypasses in effect on Green and Orange lines

Local News The Union Square branch will be closed for 25 days, as will a portion of the Green Line between Government Center and North Station. Vincent Alban for The Boston Globe A partial Green Line shutdown kicked off on Monday with a 25-day closure of the Union Square branch between Cambridge and Somerville. Green […]

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Massive Dorchester Bay City project gets green light from BPDA

The Boston Globe The $5 billion Dorchester Bay City project would put 21 buildings on what’s now mostly parking lots on and around the site of the old Bayside Expo Center in Dorchester. Stantec By Catherine Carlock, The Boston Globe updated on September 15, 2023 | 2:07 PM The site of the former Bayside Expo […]

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