09 Jan, 2025

Man reports being stabbed in stomach during mugging on Weston rail trail

Crime The victim told police that two unknown men approached him while he was walking along the rail trail and demanded some of his personal property. Two men allegedly robbed and stabbed a man Tuesday afternoon on the rail trail in Weston. Weston police responded to a report of the incident at the rear of […]

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MBTA announces November service changes for subway, Commuter Rail

Local News Shuttle buses will replace trains along parts of the Red and Orange Lines and some of the Commuter Rail’s Haverhill Line next month, the T said. An MBTA employee walks past a Red Line train at Ashmont Station. Erin Clark/Boston Globe Staff, File And the hits just keep on coming: The MBTA has […]

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Police release surveillance footage from Commuter Rail station where missing Hyde Park teen was last seen

Local News Tamarra Wilkins-Smith of Hyde Park has been missing since Sept. 24. Tamarra Wilkins-Smith, 16, of Hyde Park was last seen on the morning of Sunday, Sept. 24. Boston Police Department Boston police released surveillance video Wednesday of a 16-year-old who has been missing for more than two weeks. The video shows Tamarra Wilkins-Smith […]

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Cape Cod used to be more accessible by train. Could expanded commuter rail be next?

Local News It’s been decades since residents have been able to regularly get to Cape Cod by train, leading to growing issues of car congestion. A new bill aims to change that with commuter rail service. Commuter rail, like the train seen here at South Station in Boston, could be expanded to Cape Cod if […]

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MBTA to extend commuter rail service hours for fall, winter

Local News Nearly all lines will have their hours extended, and for many stations peak service will be added. The MBTA has changed the commuter rail schedule for the fall and winter season, extending service hours and adding to number of trains available each hour for certain stations. Josh Reynolds for The Boston Globe MBTA […]

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