Gov. Charlie Baker, who has avoided discussion of long-term solutions in favor of focusing on short-term fixes for the snow-battered transit system, said Thursday he is not foreclosing any approach but expressed strong reservations about turning immediately to tax hikes.
There may be no quick or easy legislative fix to the service problems plaguing the MBTA, according to top House and Senate Democrats, who said Tuesday that they're eyeing a more deliberative process despite the growing appetite for action.
Battered by snow and cold-related service problems, the MBTA will probably take a full month after the last snow to return to normal service, MBTA General Manager Beverly Scott told reporters Monday night.
After more than a day of suspended train service, the snow-battered MBTA resumed its service on Wednesday, running the commuter rail, subways and trolleys at a limited capacity, following an announcement by the T at 3 p.m. Tuesday.
Paying for extras on plane trips out of Worcester is going to get a bit easier for those with an iPhone as Jet Blue announced Tuesday that it will be the first major domestic carrier in the U.S. to accept Apple Pay during flights.
Gov. Charlie Baker, visibly frustrated by the continuous onslaught of severe winter weather, declared a state of emergency Monday night and a "partial snow day" Tuesday as the MBTA announced it would shut down all orail and trolley service until Wednesday at the earliest.
If you thought you were paying more at the pumps within the last several days, you weren't imagining it. Average retail gasoline prices rose 8.4 cents per gallon in the past week, according to GasBuddy.com's latest survey.
The Worcester Regional Transit Authority has secured a $1 million federal grant to boost the reliability of its electric buses while reducing its carbon footprint, U.S. Rep. James McGovern's office announced Thursday.