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Celebrate your holiday waiting on the MBTA

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:34:15 GMT

Memorial Day is significant in several ways. It is a time to honor the men and women who gave their lives in service to their country, but it's also the unofficial beginning of summer, and in New England it can be the first long weekend of the year with good weather.

Detours, parking restrictions planned for weekend races

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:42:08 GMT

Drivers can expect detours and parking restrictions across the city this weekend as thousands of runners take to the streets to finish the last mile of the Boston Marathon, and pay tribute to law enforcement officials killed in the line of duty.

Boston to hold Memorial Day observances across city

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:30:23 GMT

Several Memorial Day observances and services are scheduled in the coming days at public parks and cemeteries throughout Boston.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Ten-year-old cancer patient helps Stop & Shop raise money for Jimmy Fund

Wed, 01 May 2013 13:10:12 GMT

Ten-year-old Michayla Mathis has a brain tumor that affects her vision, but that didnt stop the fifth-grader from visiting her local Stop & Shop as a Jimmy Fund Clinic Patient Partner on Saturday to help raise money and awareness for cancer research.

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.

A Twitter tribute to MBTA Officer Richard Donohue

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:09:35 GMT

This week's column is dedicated to Officer Richard "Dic" Donohue Jr. and his fellow Transit Police and MBTA staff, who work harder than they get credit for. It is also dedicated to the other law enforcement officers who risked their lives to make all residents of Greater Boston safer, and to Donohue's police academy classmate and friend, MIT police Officer Sean Collier, killed in the line of duty.

City Councilor Matt OMalley names new staff liaisons for Jamaica Plain and Latino communities

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:32:00 GMT

Boston City Councilor Matt OMalley has added two new staff members.

The story of the man in the cowboy hat who helped rescue a Marathon bombing victim

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:05:00 GMT

The story of how Boston resident Carlos Arredondo helped save the life of a man severely wounded in the Marathon bombings began nearly nine years ago.

Take me out of the MBTA, out of game-day crowds

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 21:22:55 GMT

While countless fans had their eyes on the Red Sox' three-game series against the Orioles, a smaller but no less fervent group of Green Line commuters were thinking not so much about the team's fortunes as the inevitable crowds on the trolleys.

MBTA challenges public to design better maps of its transit system; but T can't afford to update any maps

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 20:31:19 GMT

The MBTA launched a contest this week challenging the public to design better maps of the transit system. But, the T says it has no plans to update any maps it posts around stations, buses, trains or boats because the debt-plagued agency cannot afford to.

Boston.com - Your Town blog - Roslindale

Celebrate your holiday waiting on the MBTA

Detours, parking restrictions planned for weekend races

Boston to hold Memorial Day observances across city

The MBTA: ruining weekends since 1897

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

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

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

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

Drug disposal kiosks installed at Boston Police stations

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

Boston teen wins Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts Scholarship

Boston launching citywide ad campaign to bolster sustainability

MBTA riders ask why must commutes be so unpleasant

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

MBTA launches campaign to protect T employees from assaults

Spring is in the muggy, fetid air on the MBTA

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

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

Ten-year-old cancer patient helps Stop & Shop raise money for Jimmy Fund

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

A Twitter tribute to MBTA Officer Richard Donohue

City Councilor Matt OMalley names new staff liaisons for Jamaica Plain and Latino communities

The story of the man in the cowboy hat who helped rescue a Marathon bombing victim

Take me out of the MBTA, out of game-day crowds

MBTA challenges public to design better maps of its transit system; but T can't afford to update any maps

City Councilor Matt OMalley names new staff liaisons for Jamaica Plain and Latino communities