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DePaola stepping down as MBTA GM, officials say

BOSTON – Frank DePaola, the general manager of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, will step down at the end of next month as he seeks to focus on his ongoing fight with cancer, state officials said Monday. "As some of you know, Frank has been battling cancer for months and

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MBTA overtime king routinely approved his own OT, auditors say

BOSTON – The track maintenance employee who racked up 2,600 overtime hours in less than a year "regularly approved his own overtime reporting form" and retired Jan. 31, according to ongoing audits of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. The audits undertaken by KPMG and an internal auditor found

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Rail breaks disrupt commuters on heels of fare-hike news

BOSTON – A commuter rail train without any passengers derailed north of the Andover station Tuesday morning, a day after transit agency overseers advanced two options for hiking fares this year by roughly 6.7 percent or 9.7 percent. The Haverhill-bound train was moving to set up for morning service,