BOSTON – The competitors will soar into the air – they hope – this summer, during the Red Bull Flugtag, a homemade flying craft battle slated to take place in the Hub for the first time in the annual event's 25-year history.
Wannabe aviators will take wing – or not – on Aug. 20, getting an aerial jumpstart from launching off a "flight deck" 28 feet above the murky depths of the Charles River. The goal will be to break the 258-foot distance record set in Long Beach, California, in 2013's contest.
BOSTON – Amidst another day of chaotic commutes for public transit riders, Gov. Charlie Baker on Thursday delivered a forceful defense of proposed MBTA fare hikes as he tried to empathize with the frustration of the riders struggling to navigate through cancelled commuter trains and overcrowded subways.
Amtrak, which operates the rails that serve commuter train lines in and out of Boston's South Station, early Thursday lost electronic control of signals and switches that let trains enter and exit the transit hub.
