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Sparks Suspend Service On The Green Line In Downtown Boston Sparks Suspend Service On The Green Line In Downtown Boston
Sparks Suspend Service On The Green Line In Downtown Boston Green Line riders were sent running after their train started smoking in downtown Boston on Sunday afternoon, Sept. 11. WBUR's Walter Wuthmann said he saw sparks coming from the B Line train while it pulled into Park Street just before 3 p.m.  Firefighters now going into the station pic.twitter.com/iHyZRQUoKw — Walter Wuthmann (@wwuthmann) September 11, 2022 Videos posted to social media showed people running from the train and Boston Fire responding to the scene. @arthurmansavage video taken Sunday afternoon around 2:50pm. #boston #mtba #parkstreetstation #greenline #orangeli…

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by David Cifarelli
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Orange Line Repairs Halfway Complete, Project On Schedule MBTA Boasts Orange Line Repairs Halfway Complete, Project On Schedule MBTA Boasts
Orange Line Repairs Halfway Complete, Project On Schedule MBTA Boasts The MBTA announced recently that construction crews are halfway through repairs on the Orange Line, which puts the transit authority on schedule to reopen the second-busiest line later this month.  The MBTA closed the Orange Line on Aug. 19 to the dismay of hundreds of thousands of people who ride that arm of the commuter rail every day. Boston and state leaders and federal regulators called for the repairs following several high-profile mistakes and accidents that happened over the summer because of aging infrastructure.  The transit system released a breakdown earlier this month of what …

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Beloved Boston Community Organizer ID'd As Man Killed By Driver Near Jackson Square Beloved Boston Community Organizer ID'd As Man Killed By Driver Near Jackson Square
Beloved Boston Community Organizer ID'd As Man Killed By Driver Near Jackson Square A community in Boston is reeling after one of its most prominent and beloved residents was killed when a 54-year-old man "knowingly" ran over him outside of an MBTA station early Thursday morning, authorities said.  Thomas Ruffen had just left his Jackson Square home around 4:30 a.m. when security video showed he had trouble walking and fell several times onto Columbus Avenue near the intersection with Ritchie Street, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office said. It's unclear why he fell or if he was conscious on the pavement. Maximo Mazanett stopped his 2011 Ford Explorer in front o…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Boston Man Busted When He Goes Back To Get His Gun: Police Boston Man Busted When He Goes Back To Get His Gun: Police
Boston Man Busted When He Goes Back To Get His Gun: Police A Boston man ended up in handcuffs after he left his gun on an MBTA trolley earlier this week and got busted after he spoke to police about getting it back, authorities said.  Arnoldo Lemus, 20, left his bookbag on the platform of the Copley Square Station in Back Bay early Sunday morning, Aug. 28, after he boarded a trolley, transit police said. Officers looked inside and found a 9mm pistol with a laser sight and high-capacity magazine. Lemus returned to the station later that day and "frantically" looked for his bookbag, transit police said. Police arrested him after he approach…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Police Bust Man Part Of Thieves Group That Attacked Vendor At Boston MBTA Station Police Bust Man Part Of Thieves Group That Attacked Vendor At Boston MBTA Station
Police Bust Man Part Of Thieves Group That Attacked Vendor At Boston MBTA Station Police arrested a 35-year-old Boston man after they said he was part of a group of thieves that beat up a vendor at an MBTA station last week.  Brandon Frazier and another man were trying on necklaces at the MBTA's Government Center Blue Line station in Boston just before midnight on Saturday, Aug. 20, transit police said. The men posed with the jewelry and snapped photos of themselves wearing them. When they walked away without paying for those items, the vendor tried to stop them.  That's when a woman who was with Frazier and the other man stepped up and began to punch the vendo…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Boston Bus Rider Slams Woman's Head Into Glass After Being Told To ‘Shut Up’ Boston Bus Rider Slams Woman's Head Into Glass After Being Told To ‘Shut Up’
Boston Bus Rider Slams Woman's Head Into Glass After Being Told To ‘Shut Up’ An argument over a woman being rowdy on an MBTA bus ended with one woman getting hurt and the other arrested, authorities said.  Police received a call about an assault in progress on a bus at the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Boylston Street around 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 23, Transit Police said.  Upon arrival, the victim told officers that a woman, later identified as Shauntay Simmons, of Boston, was drinking and speaking incredibly loud. The victim, who was on the phone, then told Simmons to "shut up," according to police. At that point, Simmons hit the victi…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Police Nab Man Accused Of Raping Woman At Boston MBTA Station Police Nab Man Accused Of Raping Woman At Boston MBTA Station
Police Nab Man Accused Of Raping Woman At Boston MBTA Station Authorities arrested a man they say raped a woman at a Boston MBTA station after nearly a month of searching.   Steven Wade Coffey was arrested on Monday, Aug. 22, Transit Police tweeted. Authorities released a photo of him earlier this month to ask for the public's help in finding him.  UPDATE *** In custody. Coffey was arrested by virtue of the warrant on 08/22/2022. TY #MBTA pic.twitter.com/rXCcRYTnFf — MBTA Transit Police (@MBTATransitPD) August 23, 2022 A surveillance camera captured Coffey walking through the Tuft's Medical Station on Washington Street around 2:30 a.m. on Aug. 4 …

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by Josh Lanier
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MBTA: Orange Line Construction Incidents Will Not Derail Repair Schedule MBTA: Orange Line Construction Incidents Will Not Derail Repair Schedule
MBTA: Orange Line Construction Incidents Will Not Derail Repair Schedule The MBTA says two recent construction incidents will not push back the date when the entire Orange Line is expected to be repaired.  The first incident occurred when the rear wheels of a stationary piece of equipment slipped off the rails just north of Wellington around 7:20 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 22, an MBTA spokesperson said. Investigators believe the rain and slick conditions could have caused this to happen. The second incident occurred when a piece of equipment used for rail and tie replacement work derailed near the Ruggles Crossover, which is just south of the Massachusetts Avenue…

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by David Cifarelli
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Smoking Train At Shawmut Station Causes Morning Delay On Red Line Smoking Train At Shawmut Station Causes Morning Delay On Red Line
Smoking Train At Shawmut Station Causes Morning Delay On Red Line Days before a historic 30-day shut down of the Orange Line, MBTA passengers encountered a major delay on the Red Line at Shawmut Station. One passenger said riders were forced off the train after it started smoking. The MBTA tweeted about the delay around 10:15 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 17. The train was eventually pulled from service.  So our @mbta train started smoking at #Shawmut station and had to be taken out of service…long wait till the next one. pic.twitter.com/O9VzwSnNyI — Erica Warner, ScD (@ewarner_12) August 17, 2022 While the MTBA said the delay would last up to 15 minutes, …

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Ipswich Man, 70, Killed After Intentionally Stepping In Front Of Train: MBTA Ipswich Man, 70, Killed After Intentionally Stepping In Front Of Train: MBTA
Ipswich Man, 70, Killed After Intentionally Stepping In Front Of Train: MBTA A 70-year-old Ipswich died Tuesday morning, Aug. 16, after authorities said he intentionally stepped in front of an oncoming train.  The man was walking along MBTA property off of Linebrook Road around 9 a.m. when he stepped onto the tracks and stood in the way of the train, MBTA officials said in an email to Salem News.  He was still alive when officers arrived, and they provided what medical aid they could until paramedics rushed him to Beverly Hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead when he arrived, Ipswich police said.  They did not release the man's name. 

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by Josh Lanier
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Here's How You Can Get Around Boston During The 30-Day Orange Line Shutdown Here's How You Can Get Around Boston During The 30-Day Orange Line Shutdown
Here's How You Can Get Around Boston During The 30-Day Orange Line Shutdown The MBTA released information for riders about navigating Boston in preparation of a historic 30-day shutdown of the Orange Line. The shutdown from Oak Grove to Forest Hills will begin at 9 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 19 and end on Monday, Sept. 19, as previously reported by Daily Voice. In addition, the Green Line will be closed from Union Square to Government Center for 28 days starting Monday, Aug. 22, the MBTA adds. "The Orange Line closure will be used to address a maintenance backlog and planned construction investments," the MBTA said in a statement. "Thirty days of 24-hour access will repl…

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by David Cifarelli
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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