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OUR OPINION: Time to get serious about funding public transit

Editorial – Patriot Ledger – Dec 28, 2011 Here’s today quiz: In the next month, the MBTA will say: a) It is broke b) It needs more state money c) It has to raise fares

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Mattapan High Speed Line Trolley Driver Punched

By Amanda Cedrone – Boston Globe – Dec. 21, 2011 A trolley driver on the Mattapan High Speed Line was brought to the hospital Tuesday after he was hit in the face by a 17-year-old, officials said. Tyron Higgins of Roxbury was taken into custody by MBTA Transit Police Tuesday afternoon for punching the driver …

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Assaults on MBTA employees, including spitting incidents, on the rise

By State House News Service – Posted Dec 07, 2011 @ 02:51 PM Cambridge — Assaults on MBTA employees have risen in recent months, according to interim MBTA general manager Jonathan Davis, and he is working with transit agencies in other states to develop policies to better protect bus and train operators.

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