Jan 29 2016

What gives with T’s sweetheart deal?

People boarding a Blue Line train.

Commonwealth Magazine | By Bruce Mohl | Jan 29, 2016 The Pioneer Institute released a report this week highlighting what it called a “sweetheart deal” for MBTA employees, but union officials are saying the deal isn’t as sweet as the analysis or the resulting news stories would suggest. Pioneer’s report, written by Mary Connaughton, focused …

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Jan 29 2016

Somali man arrested for hitting MBTA bus driver

(012616 Malden, Ma) On January 26, 2016 at approximately 12:45am Transit Police officers working in Area 2 received a radio call to respond to Malden Center MBTA station for a report of an MBTA bus operator who was assaulted. Upon arrival officers were met by the victim/MBTA employee who informed them of the following; while stopped in the Commercial Street busway a male, later identified as Mohamed Noor, 29, of Malden, entered the bus. Noor however stood in the doorway preventing the victim from closing the doors and continuing on his route. Eventually Noor boarded but refused to pay his fare, the victim explained to Noor he would have to pay his fare or exit the bus. Noor began to make verbal threats and insults towards the victim and in doing so placed other passengers in fear of their safety. When the victim refused to move the bus Noor struck the victim in the face and head with his scarf and hands. Couresty of the MBTA Transit Police

Boston Herald | By O’Ryan Johnson | Wednesday, January 27, 2016 A Somali immigrant was arrested yesterday for hitting an MBTA bus driver and records show transit cops have locked him up three times for violent assaults in less than three years, officials said. Mohamed Noor, 29, of Brookline was arrested after he boarded a …

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Jan 28 2016

D’Alessandro: T tough to fix without more money

Former John Hancock CEO David D'Alessandro

Former John Hancock CEO David D’Alessandro joined Jim Braude on “Greater Boston” last night to talk about a number of issues, including the T, which he explored in a review commissioned by then-Gov. Patrick in 2009. On fixing the T, D’Alessandro, whose outstanding analysis of the T was largely ignored, said: “It’s going to take …

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