Boston sets up new parking ticket payment app

Boston sets up new parking ticket payment app

BOSTON – Getting ticketed for parking in Boston won't be any less painful to your wallet but it may become easier to deal with under a payment system the city rolled out Thursday.

Using a new smartphone app called Boston PayTix, you can skip a trip to city hall or a visit to the city's online payment portal. The app, developed with the city by Xerox, replaces one from TicketZen that was introduced in 2014 as a pilot project.

Dorchester family brings two sisters into their home
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Dorchester family brings two sisters into their home

Beth Treffeisen

BOSTON – On a cold Friday evening, three sisters gathered around an iPad in the living room of a Dorchester home. On the other end, their oldest sister in New York talked excitedly about her plans during her commute.

You wouldn't know it, but the two youngest sisters, Ty-Janee, 12, and Que'Mya, 11, have only been officially part of the Brewster family since National Adoption Day in November. Ever since, they've have been welcomed in as part of the "Brewster Fabulous Five."

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