Transportation

For the second year in a row in 2016, Monster Movers was named to the Inc. 5000 of fastest growing companies, including being a top 20 fastest growing transportation firms in the United States.

The MBTA will not add stops in Framingham and Ashland to its evening express train from Boston to Worcester, after community members and local officials said they were opposed to the idea.

Massachusetts hasn't yet paid all its bills for clearing state roads last winter, according to state transportation officials.

Hundreds of Uber and Lyft drivers who failed state background checks have now successfully appealed their denials, Gov. Charlie Baker said Thursday.

Worcester officials are looking to Washington Square as a way to bring the city's walkable districts together.

A proposed restriction would make it easier for police to enforce the 2010 law banning texting while driving, which has not been met with total compliance.

Boston Marathon spectators will be able to hop on and off the Framingham/Worcester commuter rail line for a flat $20 daily fee instead of the usual charge per ride.

More than 8,200 drivers for Uber and Lyft failed a state background check to operate in Massachusetts after their applications were flagged for everything from license suspensions to sex offenses.

Central Massachusetts professionals joined and were promoted at firms like Becker College, Abby's House, UniBank, Commerce Bank and Webster Five Cents Savings Bank.

Commuter rail trains headed into Boston from Worcester will be stopped at the Wellesley Farms station starting Friday night and running through the weekend.