Martin J. Walsh became the first big city American mayor to ask his citizens not to vacation in the Dominican Republic after that country recently threatened to expel some 200,000 people of Haitian origin who were born after 1929, according to WBUR.
State Sen. Linda Dorcena Forry (D-Dorchester), a first-generation Haitian-American, joined Walsh in asking residents not to visit the Dominican Republic, which occupies two-thirds of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola. Haiti occupies the other third.
On July 6, the MBTA eliminated the honor box payment system and space numbers for all their parking lots. PayByPhone is a technology that allows customers to pay using any smart phone or internet-connected device.
PayByPhone is already in use by 75-percent of parking customers in "honor box lots" throughout the system. If customers choose not to sign up for PayByPhone, the MBTA will mail a monthly invoice to the address listed on the vehicle owner's registration.
