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T fare hike vote set for March 7 by oversight board

BOSTON – The Fiscal and Management Control Board that oversees the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority will deliberate on proposed fare increases at its next meeting, on Feb. 29, ahead of a planned vote March 7. Activists have opposed the two fare increase proposals – which would ratchet fares up an average of

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T union takes aim at outsourcing plan affecting 165 jobs

BOSTON – The MBTA's plans for a dramatic reduction in its business-side workforce through outsourcing of cash handling and fare gates generated a forceful rebuttal from transit union leaders on Wednesday. "A big part of this is to improve performance," Brian Shortsleeve, the T's chief

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Commuter rail engine sent back to GE for repairs

BOSTON – At least one new commuter-rail locomotive will be returned to the engine manufacturer "because of significant issues," Frank DePaola, the general manager of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, told T overseers Monday. Overall, DePaola said the new train engines are outperforming the older locomotives in the system.

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T workers bank sick time to boost pensions, study says

BOSTON – Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority workers are in line for more than $49 million in collective retirement pay simply because they stashed away unused sick days, according to an analysis from the Pioneer Institute in Boston. Public records obtained by the policy research organization show that the T's

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T’s late-night service backed at hearing over canceling it

BOSTON – A small crowd that gathered Tuesday evening to weigh in on the potential elimination of the MBTA's late-night weekend transit service spoke nearly unanimously in favor of saving the costly option. Kenzie Bok, who said she is a 26-year-old lifelong resident of Boston's Bay Village,

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MBTA considers complete replacement of Green Line fleet

BOSTON — MBTA staff is considering a complete replacement of the Green Line fleet in the next decade or so, a roughly $1 billion procurement that generated some words of caution from the T's control board on Monday. "Right now I think staff's recommendation for the

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T fare hike scenarios eyed by transit agency

BOSTON – The agency that runs Boston's public transit services is eyeing fare hikes that could punch a hundred-dollar hole in the pockets of regular subway riders over the course of a year, a move one transit advocate likened to "punishing the victim" following recent service failures.

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As 2015 fades out, here are the Bay State’s most memorable moments

BOSTON – Plenty of Massachusetts news was fit to print in 2015. Here's our take on the 10 biggest Bay State stories of the year, in chronological order: