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Red Line Commuters Will See Major Change Starting Soon Red Line Commuters Will See Major Change Starting Soon
Red Line Commuters Will See Major Change Starting Soon Commuters will have to take shuttle buses between Alewife and Harvard stations in Cambridge beginning next week as the MBTA makes "critical track" repairs to the Red Line.  Work will run from Monday, Feb. 5, through Feb. 14, the MBTA announced on Tuesday, Jan. 30. Beginning at around 8:45 p.m. during the same period, the Red Line suspension will extend to Park Street, meaning evening service will be suspended between Alewife and Park Street stations. The MBTA explained: “This service change is in place while crews perform work as part of the Track Improvement Program, which will upgr…

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by Khier Casino
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Son Of MBTA Transit Police Chief Charged With Murder Of Lynn Father Of 4 Son Of MBTA Transit Police Chief Charged With Murder Of Lynn Father Of 4
Son Of MBTA Transit Police Chief Charged With Murder Of Lynn Father Of 4 The son of the MTBA's Transit Police Chief is being held without bail after he was charged with shooting a Lynn man to death in Everett last month, the Boston Globe reports. Brian Green, age 35, was arrested in connection with the murder of Jarmahl Sutson, age 38, the Middlesex District Attorney's office reports. Sutson was shot inside a home on Central Avenue in Everett in the early morning hours of July 19, the office reports.  Investigation revealed that Green used to live at the same apartment and was upset about Sutson's relationship with his estranged wife who still lived there. Auth…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
'People Freaked': MBTA Train Fire Sends People Jumping For Safety Outside Boston 'People Freaked': MBTA Train Fire Sends People Jumping For Safety Outside Boston
'People Freaked': MBTA Train Fire Sends People Jumping For Safety Outside Boston Some 200 commuters heading into Boston were met with panic Thursday morning as a fire broke out on their train while going over the Mystic River in Somerville. The MBTA first Tweeted about a delay on the Orange Line because of mechanical problem near Assembly just before 7 a.m. Passengers were quick to notice that this delay was going to be longer than originally anticipated.  Might be longer than 15 minutes.. @universalhub @NBC10Boston @WCVB pic.twitter.com/WD5FbEqNHx — Jay Bernard (@Jacobus52999) July 21, 2022 People were seen jumping from the train, which was stopped on a bridge, to…

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by David Cifarelli