BOSTON – Hoverboards won't be allowed on subways, buses, trains or trolleys, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority declared Tuesday, citing safety issues such as "fire and explosions" tied to the battery-driven devices.
"Due to a string of recent injuries, fires and explosions associated with hoverboards nationwide, the MBTA conducted an assessment of the devices and determined that they are a safety risk," the T said in a statement posted on its website. The ban also extends to stations, ferries and other properties controlled by the nation's sixth-largest transit system by passenger use.
BOSTON – Crews working a construction site in South Boston's Seaport District stumbled upon the remains of an 1800s cargo ship, according to a WBZ-TV report.
The city's official archaeologist, Joe Bagley, told the station that it is the largest "shipwreck" to be found in an area that had been filled in as the city expanded. The site is two blocks from the harbor near the Institute of Contemporary Art.
