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The MBTA: ruining weekends since 1897

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:33:18 GMT

The first portion of the subway line that would become the MBTA opened more than 115 years ago, and by the standards of that time, it's doing pretty well.

Menino outlines $1.8 billion, five-year plan for capital improvements across city

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:32:29 GMT

(Wendy Maeda/Globe Staff) Mayor Thomas M. Menino today at the proposed site of a handicapped friendly park near Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Charlestown. Jeremy C. Fox, Globe Correspondent Mayor Thomas M. Menino outlined a five-year capital plan today aimed at...

Menino outlines $1.8 billion, five-year plan for capital improvements across city

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:32:29 GMT

City: Help us pick where to put new Hubway stations in South Boston, Jamaica Plain, Dorchester, Charlestown

Thu, 16 May 2013 23:32:57 GMT

Boston residents and area cyclists can provide feedback about proposed locations for new Hubway stations as the bike-share program gears up to expand to the South Boston Innovation District, Jamaica Plain, North Dorchester and Charlestown, city officials announced Thursday.

MBTA to launch faster, more informative 'T-Alerts' system; old system to be discontinued

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:43:41 GMT

The MBTA says riders will soon be able to receive faster, more reliable, and more informative alerts, via text and e-mail, about sudden service delays and disruptions and planned changes.

YMCA offers free summer memberships for 13- to 17-year-olds

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:10:14 GMT

The YMCA of Greater Boston is encouraging teens to get active this summer, offering free memberships at all 13 branches around the city, it announced Wednesday.

Drug disposal kiosks installed at Boston Police stations

Wed, 15 May 2013 19:51:32 GMT

Unused or expired medication can be disposed of at newly-installed kiosks in each of the 11 district police stations in Boston, city health officials said in a recent announcement.

42 Boston residents graduate from MGH Institute of Health Professions

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:14:33 GMT

Forty-two residents from Back Bay, Bacon Hill, Charlestown, the Fenway, and the South End were among the 492 students who graduated from MGH Institute of Health Professions on Thursday, May 9.

Boston seeks public advice for plan to protect, develop parks throughout city

Tue, 14 May 2013 20:14:20 GMT

Boston officials are seeking suggestions from the public to help create a multi-year plan ffor protecting and developing parks and other open space throughout the city.

Boston teen wins Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts Scholarship

Tue, 14 May 2013 18:45:19 GMT

A Boston teen has been awarded the 2013 Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts scholarship for her commitment to Girl Scouting and service.

Boston launching citywide ad campaign to bolster sustainability

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:29:40 GMT

Boston will debut a citywide advertising campaign this week that uses prominent landmarks and local athletes to encourage residents and businesses to adopt more environmentally sustainable habits, like driving less and recycling more. The effort intends to promote Mayor Thomas M. Meninos goal of dramatically reducing the citys greenhouse gas emissions over the coming decades.

MBTA riders ask why must commutes be so unpleasant

Fri, 10 May 2013 22:08:37 GMT

As another week draws to a close, many local commuters breathe a sigh of relief. They will pass two days without stepping onto an MBTA bus or a train.

Buses to replace trains on part of Orange Line on five nights per week during June, Aug., Sept., Oct.

Fri, 10 May 2013 17:50:00 GMT

Subway service between the Orange Lines four most northern stations will be replaced by buses after 9 p.m. on five days each week during a few stretches this summer and fall, according to the MBTA.

Charlestown residents to discuss plans for new Sullivan Square properties

Wed, 08 May 2013 23:05:10 GMT

The Boston Redevelopment Authority and the Metropolitan Area Planning Council will host a public meeting to discuss development near Sullivan Square once the new roadway design is in place.

YMCA of Greater Boston offers free memberships to Marathon bombing victims, first responders

Wed, 08 May 2013 17:37:25 GMT

Each of the 13 branches of the YMCA of Greater Boston are offering free 2013 memberships to victims of the Marathon bombings and free one-month memberships to local first responders.

Boston Public Library announces summer hours

Tue, 07 May 2013 19:49:47 GMT

The Boston Public Library is preparing to cut hours at its central library and branches as summer approaches.

Fit City Boston aims to make Hub the healthiest city in US

Tue, 07 May 2013 18:54:31 GMT

On Monday, Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino kicked off a new initiative intended to transform Boston into the healthiest city in the country.

MBTA launches campaign to protect T employees from assaults

Mon, 06 May 2013 18:27:53 GMT

The MBTA is launching a new campaign to warn riders not to assault T employees. Think twice before putting your hands on T staff. We will find you, arrest you and prosecute you, says Transit Police Chief Paul MacMillian in a recorded public service announcement that will soon air in all T stations.

Spring is in the muggy, fetid air on the MBTA

Fri, 03 May 2013 20:24:47 GMT

As April turned into May this week, the weather finally turned warm and sunny, which can only mean one thing: five months of overheated buses, subways, and stations on the MBTA.

Man and woman wanted for Hingham bank robbery found in Brockton

Thu, 02 May 2013 16:05:03 GMT

Police have arrested a man and woman in Brockton who were both wanted for allegedly robbing banks in Hingham and a New Hampshire town.

Boston's New Urban Mechanics initiative named one of top 25 in nation by Harvard

Wed, 01 May 2013 23:46:22 GMT

A City of Boston initiative has been named one of the top government innovations in the country by an institute at Harvard University, the university announced Wednesday,

Video | MBTA takes steps to boost safety, security throughout system

Wed, 01 May 2013 23:41:43 GMT

The temporary extra patrols of well-armed police officers and soldiers in MBTA stations are gone. But, the quest to bolster the long-term safety of the public transit system is far from over.

National Park Service looking for food vendor for Navy Yard building

Wed, 01 May 2013 21:34:28 GMT

The Service has issued a prospectus advertising the opportunity to run a food and beverage concession in the Navy Yards Building 10.

Some pay phones in Boston to offer free Wi-Fi Internet hotspots this summer

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:05:02 GMT

Free Wi-Fi Internet access will soon be broadcast from 16 existing payphones in Boston. And, officials from companies leading the effort hope to, pending city approval, rapidly expand the service so that a total of about 100 existing payphones across Boston will offer free wireless Internet hotspots by the end of this summer. By the end of next summer, they hope they will have reached a total of about 400 payphones citywide.

MGH Charlestown Healthcare Center talks about using web for better health

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:15:12 GMT

The following is from Marissa Velarde of the MGH Charlestown Healthcare Center on the using online resources for better health.