STATE HOUSE — Friends and family of a young woman run over and killed by a Duck Boat tour vehicle at the bottom of Beacon Hill this spring urged lawmakers on Thursday to advance legislation banning drivers of the amphibious vehicles from also serving as tour guides.
"We shouldn't have been in any danger," said Kevan Moniri, who was on Allison Warmuth's motor scooter and survived the accident.
BOSTON — One of the potential fruits of General Electric's deal to move to Boston – a full heliport – could be established in Boston and a state official on Monday said a temporary helistop could be set up as soon as September.
The deal between the state, Boston and GE called for coordination between the city and state to facilitate a "new public helipad" in Boston, subject to Federal Aviation Administration approval.
