The 111 is a rolling case study of all that ails MBTA bus service: overcrowding, delays caused by traffic and passengers who pay in cash, and frequent cancellations.
As facilities crumble, MBTA boasts of a balanced budget The transit agency is in rare health, according to the books, but years of deferred maintenance is coming home to roost.
Man is killed after crowbar crashes through windshield John Madaio of Paxton was driving east on Route 9 Monday morning when the instrument struck him in the head, officials said.
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SIFs are widely supported by doctors on the front lines of addiction treatment who point to mountains of evidence. Opponents lean on pop psychology.
There?s a new Girl Scout cookie in town (but not all towns): Caramel Chocolate Chip The gluten-free, peanut-free treat is made with caramel, chocolate chips, and sea salt. The new flavor was announced today, and selling season begins Dec. 4.
How to make the most of what farmers? markets have now Here are six things to know before you hit that local farmer?s market. And if you don?t know where the closest one is, we?ve got you covered.
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With acceptance rates plummeting, college coaching has gone extreme.
A bear walks into a Connecticut liquor store ? and fortunately no one gets hurt They locked him in the vestibule, but a customer walked right in. Luckily, the bear?s back was turned.
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Chris Sale is measuring up to peak Pedro, and two other overlooked Red Sox stats J.D. Martinez and Mookie Betts are slugging above .650, and Mitch Moreland, while helpful, is hitting for his career average.
The quarterback told WEEI on Tuesday morning that despite a sore back he?s ?doing really well.?
Wednesday is the deadline to register to vote in the Sept. 4 primary (yes, that?s tomorrow) Election day falls on the day after Labor Day, which has prompted questions about absentee ballots.
Stephen Miller?s uncle takes aim at an ?immigration hypocrite? David Glosser, a former BU School of Medicine professor, said immigration policies Miller endorses would have prevented their family from coming to the US.
Fox News has a new critic: Denmark A host?s comments characterizing the Nordic country as a socialist dystopia drew an angry response from Danish officials.
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?RBG? looks at the personal and professional lives of the Supreme Court justice, now in her 25th year in that job.
The three people were shot in Mattapan shortly before 10 a.m., Boston police said.
Mayor Walsh urges public to help solve murder of public works employee Mayor Martin Walsh is urging anyone with information about the murder of a Boston Public Works employee to reach out to police.
The president launched a barrage of insults Tuesday morning at Omarosa Manigault Newman as she continued promoting her White House tell-all.
Deepwater Wind
Many energy experts expected low prices, but they were surprised by just how low the numbers were.
A 200-meter section of the Morandi Bridge collapsed Tuesday over an industrial zone in Genoa, Italy.
Superintendent Patrick Tutwiler confirmed that officials will conduct a probe after the video surfaced of Stephanie Cuevas saying the offensive phrase.
VA doesn?t pay its bills, and veterans are left in the lurch A New Hampshire home-health care provider repeatedly asked the agency to pay its bills. Why it wouldn?t was a frustrating and inscrutable mystery.
Forty-six current and former troopers are now linked to the payroll fraud investigation and have had details of their alleged misconduct forwarded to state and federal prosecutors.
About 30 animals were found along the shore near Saco on Sunday and Monday, a wildlife official said.
ACLU says documents prove agencies wanted to ?trap? immigrants A coordinated campaign brought unauthorized immigrants seeking legal residency in for interviews at government offices, where they were then arrested.
Somerville?s mayor: ?I will never drink Sam Adams beer again!? Why? Joseph Curtatone is upset with Boston Beer chairman Jim Koch?s praise of President Trump.
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Saying no to campaign-finance loopholes Dark money is creeping its way back into Massachusetts elections. Candidates should refuse it.
TSA tracking travelers like terrorists in secret surveillance program Air marshals are conducting a new domestic surveillance program, tracking people as they fly and move through airports. It might be illegal.
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Med students are skipping class ? and making lectures increasingly obsolete Many students feel there?s a mismatch between what they?re taught in class and what they?re expected to know on licensing exams.
Seattle?s mayor talks growing pains that offer some lessons for Boston Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan spoke at a Globe event on how innovation is shaping our world, and she?s in high demand among the hundreds of mayors gathered in Boston.
More about Last Seen: The Largest Unsolved Art Heist ever A true-crime podcast about the most valuable ? and confounding ? art heist in history: the theft of 13 irreplaceable artworks from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.
Brasier?s journey back to Fenway included Tommy John surgery, an ill-fated stop in Japan, and a bachelor party he left to try out for the same team that once rejected him.
A family aboard a fishing boat had two close encounters with a great white shark Sunday when the shark snatched a fish off a child?s line and then returned minutes later.
And what features are home buyers looking for to keep Fido and Fluffy happy? Room to roam tops the list.
Ethan Sonneborn, one of the four Democrats seeking the party?s nomination, isn?t old enough to vote, let alone drive.
Two people were taken to local hospitals, but authorities said the injuries aren?t believed to be life-threatening.
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The new i3s features added performance, but it's still a highly efficient vehicle.
More than 1,200 members of Sheet Metal Workers Local 17 had walked off the job Aug. 1. They approved a contract Sunday.
The Boston native plays a version of himself: a guy who has the chance to make it big with a cable comedy special.
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Spring House Hunt: Should parents buy property in a college town? As the spring house hunt gets underway and National College Decision Day nears, thoughts are turning to campus housing.
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Photographers capture communities gathering at events organized to celebrate a variety of cultural observances.
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