Some things don't change on the Red Line
It doesn't matter if the cars are old or new, the Red Line will find a way to make riders stew
December 3
As the morning rush was ending, Thomas Connor found himself stuck at Park Street, thanks to a dead Red Line train - and not one of the superannuated 19th-century trains, but one of the trains that should still have that new-train smell.
Chicago railroad consulting exec charged with getting 14-year-old Brookline girl to undress and perform for him online
December 3
A 30-year-old Chicago man was arrested today on a federal charge of sexual exploitation of a child for the way he allegedly pretended to be a Boston-area teen to get a young Brookline teen to perform naked for him on Snapchat and Signal....
311 complaint of the day: There's an intersection in West Roxbury that needs a street sign
December 3
The guy who got Google Maps to name a Hancock Village driveway as Maranville Street - which led to the MBTA adopting the road for its 51 bus maps - took the next logical step this week...
Wu to try again with temporary tax relief for homeowners, but the problem is that Nick Collins still serves
December 3
CommonWealth Beacon reports Boston will once again try to convince the state legislature to let it temporarily shift more of the overall property-tax burden onto owners of large commercial buildings, but barring a sudden change of heart, state...
Bomb hoax emptied Boston College dorm
December 3
The Heights reports students had to evacuate a dorm at 2150 Commonwealth Ave. late Monday after somebody called in what turned out to be a bomb hoax. Some students, thinking the alarm that went off was just part of a drill,...
Chelsea files anti-trust suit against firetruck manufacturers
December 3
The city of Chelsea today filed what it hopes will become a class-action antitrust suit against companies that make fire engines and ladder trucks, alleging they have conspired for years to inflate prices for the equipment vital to fighting fires....
