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Radiation-measuring flights set for Marathon route
BOSTON – A helicopter equipped with radiation-sensing technology will make several low passes over the 26.2-mile Boston Marathon route later…
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First-responders given a holiday to call their own
BOSTON – Sunday marks a new holiday in Massachusetts, after Gov. Charlie Baker on Friday signed a bill designating the Sunday before Patriot&…
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State approves bike tracks as part of Comm Ave. reconstruction
BOSTON — State transportation overseers on Monday gave the go-ahead for a $20.4 million reconstruction along Commonwealth Avenue between Brookline and…
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Google partners with group to promote Boston-area beach images
The sun and sand of Boston area beaches will be preserved in bits and bytes through a collaboration between Google and Save…
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Liberty Bell replica off limits to State House visitors
STATE HOUSE — It sits tucked away in a restricted area closed to visitors, snugged close against the original Bulfinch portion of the…
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Safety measures for sightseeing tours encounter resistance
STATE HOUSE — Friends and family of a young woman run over and killed by a Duck Boat tour vehicle at the bottom…
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Boston could be home to new ‘helistop’ as soon as September
BOSTON — One of the potential fruits of General Electric's deal to move to Boston – a full heliport – could be established…
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Boston-area natural gas prices 13 percent higher than national average
Natural gas customers in the Boston area are now paying more for fuel than their national counterparts, reversing the situation from a…
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Massachusetts drought entering its fourth week
STATE HOUSE — Long, hot, rainless days mean plenty of time for people to enjoy the outdoors, but the mostly pleasant summer weather…
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Groups ask feds to intervene after late-night T cancellation
A complaint filed Tuesday calls on federal transportation officials to require implementation of an alternative to the late-night service scrapped by…
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Downtown dispensary brings medical marijuana to Boston
BOSTON — About two years ago, Father Joe Quinn became one of about 100 people in the world to be diagnosed with a…
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Walsh will use new law to lower city’s default speed limit
Using authority granted under a law just signed by Gov. Charlie Baker, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh plans to work with the city…
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State preps for October switch to electronic tolling on turnpike
BOSTON — With electronic eyes set to take the place of toll plazas, Massachusetts transportation officials have proposed a tiered payment system that…
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Judges reach verdict — on state’s best tomatoes
BOSTON — The tomatoes were sliced with great care. First in half, then one half was itself halved, and then one quarter was…
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Warnings issues to avoid truck-bridge accidents in college move-ins
Sept. 1 is traditionally the busiest moving day of the year in Boston, and the Department of Conservation and Recreation and the…
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MBTA plans to ramp up capital spending
BOSTON — The MBTA is preparing to more than double its spending on capital projects over the next five years, aiming to spend…
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Boston heading down road of driverless cars
BOSTON — As Boston embarks on a collaboration with an international non-profit to put autonomous vehicles on city streets, Mayor Marty Walsh…
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Orrall stands by Trump after latest controversies
STATE HOUSE — Republican National Committeewoman Keiko Orrall of Lakeville is standing by Donald Trump, despite recent news reports about his alleged behavior.…
