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Boston police seize 13 mopeds and arrest 3 amid complaints in Back Bay
Boston police say they seized more than a dozen mopeds and made several arrests following a patrol operation in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood on Monday. Officers were assigned to the Back Bay neighborhood to enforce “motor vehicle laws” involving mopeds and motorcycles. Throughout the patrol, authorities said they recovered 13 mopeds for various violations, issued multiple citations and arrested three…
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3 arrested, 13 mopeds seized in Back Bay
Complaints have been piling up about mopeds blocking traffic and driving erratically.
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MBTA touts improvements as Red Line delays frustrate riders
Tuesday was filled with successes and setbacks for the MBTA. The morning commute was hampered along the Red Line after a maintenance vehicle derailed, with shuttle buses brought in to help riders reach their destinations. Meanwhile, in Worcester, MBTA leadership was touting improvements to the historic Union Station’s middle platform. “The ability to accommodate two trains simultaneously will enhance...
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Wu, BPD weigh in amid brewing Mass. police oversight board controversy
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is standing by her police commissioner amid criticism from Massachusetts’ police oversight board over the demotion of a top Boston police official who’d recently been appointed to serve on the board. The executive director of the Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Commission spoke out Monday about Boston Police Deputy Superintendent Eddy Chrispin’s demotion...
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Looking at the MBTA's successes and setbacks
Improvement projects are picking up steam, but riders were again frustrated Tuesday as a maintenance vehicle derailed on the Red Line.
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BPD official's demotion raises questions over police oversight in Mass.
A Boston deputy police superintendent was demoted after joining the POST Commission, Massachusetts’ police oversight board. Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston Police Department commented on the issue Tuesday amid some controversy.
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Chance of storms amid Boston's high heat
Overnight Tuesday night: Early shower. Humid. Lows in the mid 70s. Wednesday: Partly cloudy. Scattered rain & storms. Highs in the upper 80s. Thursday: Scattered showers and storms. Highs in the 80s.
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Mayor Wu issues heat advisory for Boston through Friday
Mayor Michelle Wu has issued a heat advisory for Boston beginning Tuesday and continuing through Friday. The threshhold for a heat advisory is three days or more of 90 degree heat index or above sustained for two or more hours per day. She stopped short of issuing a heat emergency, the threshhold for which is two days or more of…
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Migrant families can no longer stay at Logan airport
The area that housed nearly 50 migrant families at one point at Boston Logan International Airport is now empty. The last few families staying there were told by Gov. Maura Healey they had to evacuate by Tuesday.
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MBTA Red Line service resumes after derailment
More MBTA trouble Tuesday morning as commuters piled onto shuttle buses after a derailment along the Red Line. No injuries were reported and service has since resumed.
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Woman stole $12K in East Boston ATM card scam, police say
Boston police are looking for a woman they say withdrew $12,000 from a person’s bank account last month after convincing them there was a problem with an ATM. The person used the ATM, on Porter Street in East Boston the morning of Saturday, June 22, then told the person who used it next that it had an error, police said…
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Migrant families to vacate Boston Logan airport Tuesday
For many months now, migrant families have been sleeping on the floor at Boston Logan International Airport. But Tuesday is their deadline to leave.
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‘An absolute joke': Riders express frustration after equipment derailment on Red Line causes delays
The derailment of a piece of track maintenance equipment on the Red Line caused major delays Tuesday morning and damaged the third rail, according to the MBTA. Around 4:45 a.m., the T said a piece of maintenance equipment derailed on the northbound Red Line track at Park Station. No injuries were reported, but the derailment resulted in serious delays during…
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Migrant families must leave Logan airport Tuesday
Tuesday is the deadline for migrant families seeking shelter at Boston Logan International Airport to leave. This move comes as Massachusetts’ emergency shelter system has been working at maximum capacity for months. Gov. Maura Healey says the state is out of shelter space. She said over a week ago that Tuesday would be the last day families were allowed to…
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Migrant families must leave Logan airport Tuesday
Boston Logan International Airport will transition Tuesday from a temporary housing site for immigrant families to a banned location for anyone seeking asylum in Massachusetts.
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BPD official demoted after POST Commission appointment
Massachusetts’ police oversight board says its appointment of Boston Police Deputy Superintendent Eddy Chrispin led to his demotion from his command position.
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Paris Paralympians train in Boston
We spoke with a local rowing team that qualified for the Paris 2024 Paralympics after training on the Charles River.
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A closer look at the monthlong Sumner Tunnel shutdown
Boston traffic is being impacted again by the closure of the Sumner Tunnel.
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Boston police demoted official over appointment to Mass. police oversight board, agency says
The agency that oversees allegations of police misconduct in Massachusetts said Monday that the Boston Police Department has demoted a deputy superintendent because of his appointment. The Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission says Eddy Chrispin was demoted last week from his command position to sergeant detective “due to his recent appointment as a POST Commissioner.” The POST Commission…
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Tracking Tropical Storm Beryl, its remnants' potential impact on Boston
The storm named Beryl made landfall in Texas as a hurricane; the system will head toward America’s Northeast by Thursday night. Here’s how the system, currently a tropical storm, is being felt and what it may mean in Boston and New England....
...Before then, here’s early week the forecast for Boston: ...
Overnight Monday night: Humid, patchy fog. Lows in the 70s. Tuesday: Hot...