Massachusetts getting rid of toll booths

Massachusetts getting rid of toll booths

If you're driving on the Massachusetts Turnpike two months from now, don't expect to see any toll collectors. They're slated to be replaced in late October by an electronic, cashless tolling system.

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation announced this week it will completely demolish all the toll plazas on Interstate 90 by the end of 2017, as the state switches to all-electronic tolling on the turnpike and Boston tunnels.

Kerry: ‘Media would do us all a service if they didn’t cover’ terrorism as much
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Kerry: ‘Media would do us all a service if they didn’t cover’ terrorism as much

Associated Press

(CNSNews.com) – Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday during an appearance in Bangladesh that the media could "do us all a service" if they didn't cover terrorism "quite as much."

"No country is immune from terrorism," Kerry said at a press availability in Dhaka, Bangladesh. "It's easy to terrorize. Government and law enforcement have to be correct 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. But if you decide one day you're going to be a terrorist and you're willing to kill yourself, you can go out and kill some people. You can make some noise. Perhaps the media would do us all a service if they didn't cover it quite as much. People wouldn't know what's going on."

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