May 23 2020
Tonight, the MBTA used the current Lechmere station for the last time. It shuts tonight and in 11 months or so, there’ll be a brand-new station nearby as the current tracks are extended towards Somerville. Local 589 President Jim Evers and VP Billy Berardino dropped by Lechmere tonight for a farewell pizza party. Click here …
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May 20 2020
Boston Globe | By Adam Vaccaro | May 20, 2020 Governor Charlie Baker has said one of the keys to operating public transit as the state begins to reopen will be for riders to wear masks. But the MBTA so far has said it will not strictly enforce that requirement, a position that on Wednesday drew a backlash from …
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May 20 2020
Commonwealth Magazine | Bruce Mohl | May 20, 2020 THE MBTA IS NOT GETTING the savings or the service it expected when it privatized warehouse operations in 2017, according to an audit conducted by a unit of Inspector General Glenn Cunha’s office. During a three-year exemption from a state law placing restrictions on privatization efforts, the …
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