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'T' to honor operator for avoiding woman on tracks (7 News Boston) (whdh.com) - March 12, 2010
BOSTON -- The MBTA is set to honor the train operator who saved a woman's life back in November.

Needham's Habitat for Humanity home to be done by late spring (Needham Times) (wickedlocal.com) - March 12, 2010
Needham Interfaith Habitat is working with Habitat for Humanity Greater Boston on the house. As a result, many Needham churches and synagogues have sent volunteers to help with construction.

Allston-Brighton political notes (Allston-Brighton Tab) (wickedlocal.com) - March 12, 2010
Here are this week’s Allston-Brighton political notes.

Somerville weekend road closures (Somerville Journal) (wickedlocal.com) - March 11, 2010
On Sunday, March 14 beginning at 9 a.m., Police and Traffic and Parking personnel will be detouring vehicles in and around the Davis and Teele Square areas to accommodate the running of the annual Rac…

I-Team: T's Corporate Charlie Card System Flawed (WBZ Boston) (wbztv.com) - March 11, 2010
Our I-Team has discovered passengers are taking the 'T' for ride and taxpayers are picking up the fare.

T operator to be honored for stopping short of woman on tracks (Boston Globe) (boston.com) - March 11, 2010
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Bite Size News, March 4: Alphabet Soup Edition (Bostonist) (bostonist.com) - March 10, 2010
Image by prettydreamyforagirlfromrhodeisland from photos tagged "Bostonist" on Flickr. The FBI is taking another look for DNA from ISGM heist. [ Boston Globe ] Eliminating the second conductor on the…

R.I. gets $4M for Wickford MBTA station (Providence Business News) (pbn.com) - March 08, 2010
NORTH KINGSTOWN – The R.I. Department of Transportation will receive $4.4 million from the federal government to build a parking garage and platform at the new Wickford Junction train station in prepa…

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MBTA needs more bus drivers | Universal Hub (universalhub.com) - March 12, 2010
Nathan Spencer, a member of the MBTA Rider Oversight Committee, reports the T is now losing 10 to 20 drivers a month and can't replace them fast enough. It's a hard job. Day in, day out you deal with…

New York Public Personnel Law: Unit member alleges gender ... (publicpersonnellaw.blogspot.com) - March 12, 2010
Paula D. Casamento complained to MBTA and her union, Boston Carmen's Union, Local 589, alleging that gender discrimination was the reason underlying the withdrawal of the job posting. She also asked L…

Commonwealth Conversations: Transportation: MBTA Responds to Customers (transportation.blog.state.ma.us) - March 10, 2010
MBTA appreciates feedback from our customers to help us operate an efficient and safe system. Case in point is customer Paul Keating. Paul e-mailed the T about lighting issues at Stony Brook Station…

Microscale MBTA N-scale Decals - TrainBoard.com (trainboard.com) - March 09, 2010
Microscale MBTA N-scale Decals N Scale. ... I'm looking for Microscale MBTA Decals. Does anyone know where I may find some or if anyone has some lying around? The product number is 460-60751. Thanks f…

MBTA driver safety record shows improvement - News - METRO Magazine (metro-magazine.com) - March 09, 2010
Accident rate is the equivalent of a car driver going an average of six years between accidents — while managing 40-to-60-foot-long vehicles, constantly pulling into and out of stops, operating on con…

R.I. gets $4M for Wickford MBTA station - PBN.com - Providence ... (pbn.com) - March 08, 2010
NORTH KINGSTOWN – The R.I. Department of Transportation will receive $4.4 million from the federal government to build a parking garage and platform at the new Wickford Junction train station in prepa…

Cash-strapped MBTA eyes refinancing, not fare hikes ... (gloucestertimes.com) - March 08, 2010
MBTA finance chief Jonathan Davis said the only option available to the agency to avoid burdening commuters is to refinance the agency's debt, extending the life of its outstanding payments to save $6…

DesignBoston » Blog Archive » Izola's MBTA Shower Curtain (designboston.org) - March 02, 2010
The Izola MBTA shower curtain is made of translucent PVC-free PEVA and has the full MBTA map — both subway and commuter rail lines — shown. It's a playful display, depending on how often you ride the…

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For Sale: 4BR/2BA Townhouse in Medford, MA, $359,900 - March 06, 2010
Pristine 4 Bed / 2 Full Bath Townhouse in desirable West Medford. Granite/Stainless Custom Kitchen, hardwood floors, custom lighting & ceiling fans. Oversized yard with deck & storage shed. 2 deeded o…

Commuters Curious Why Trains Are Often Late #mbtasucks - March 05, 2010
Thousands of people rely on it for the daily commute and to get in and out of Boston for games and other activities. But a lot of you say you're not happy with the on-time performance of the MBTA comm…

Alewife Bicycle Cage Kick off - February 26, 2010
Daniel Grabauskas, General Manager. The MBTA talks about the opening of the new bike cages at the Alewife t stop

LPN at the MBTA (May 2008) - February 26, 2010
General Manager of the MBTA, Mr. Daniel A. Grabauskas in collaboration with the Latino Alliance of the MBTA, are the proud host of May's Latino Professional Network event.

MBTA press conference at Alewife - February 26, 2010
The following is video from this morning's press conference with MBTA General Manager Dan Grabauskas and Cambridge Mayor Denise Simmons at the Alewife T Station.

Driver arrested after crashing into Boston subway train - February 19, 2010
A van slammed into an MBTA train on the Longfellow Bridge. The driver was heading from Boston to Cambridge on the bridge when he crashed through the middle barrier and hit the train, according to poli…

MBTA stops me again - February 12, 2010
MBTA officials stop and question me again and I wasnt even take pictures just had my camera on my shoulder. Please download the PDF with the official photography policy for the MBTA, many officials ha…

Touring the abandoned MBTA tunnels - December 26, 2009
Boston’s bars have poured their last drinks. Stragglers are stumbling home. But beneath the modern metropolis, in the bowels of the city, a group of six men wanders abandoned tunnels with heavy coats…

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Jess Weiss: RT @MassDOTdev: The submission deadline for the MassDOT/MBTA developers challenge is one week from today. http://bit.ly/dz64th (twitter.com) - March 12, 2010
Jess Weiss RT @MassDOTdev: The submission deadline for the MassDOT/MBTA developers challenge is one week from today. http://www.eot.state.ma.us/develop... 27 minutes ago from Twitter - Comment - Like…

James: RT @NathanSpencer: #mbta bus driver a little jumpy? The T is losing 10-20 drivers a month. If you are looking for work apply at mbta.com (twitter.com) - March 12, 2010
James RT @NathanSpencer: #mbta bus driver a little jumpy? The T is losing 10-20 drivers a month. If you are looking for work apply at mbta.com 3 hours ago from Twitter - Comment - Like

Jake Boxer: Silver Line driver wouldn't look at me when I said "good morning". Why are so many MBTA workers so emotionally unavailable?! (twitter.com) - March 12, 2010
Jake Boxer Silver Line driver wouldn't look at me when I said "good morning". Why are so many MBTA workers so emotionally unavailable?! 3 hours ago from Twitter - Comment - Like

Claire Wadlington: RT @massgov: Take the #MBTA to the St. Patty’s Day Parade - xtra svc to be added for Sun 3/14, bus rtes changed near parade. More @ http://bit.ly/ckr77T (twitter.com) - March 12, 2010
Claire Wadlington RT @massgov: Take the #MBTA to the St. Patty’s Day Parade - xtra svc to be added for Sun 3/14, bus rtes changed near parade. More @ http://www.mbta.com/about_t... 3 hours ago from T…

Jess Weiss: Take the #MBTA to the St. Patty’s Day Parade - xtra svc to be added for Sun 3/14, bus rtes changed near parade. More @ http://bit.ly/ckr77T (twitter.com) - March 12, 2010
Jess Weiss Take the #MBTA to the St. Patty’s Day Parade - xtra svc to be added for Sun 3/14, bus rtes changed near parade. More @ http://www.mbta.com/about_t... 3 hours ago from Twitter - Comment - L…

Lower level of train has clear windows/good wifi. mbta seems to have won the war of the doors. People have learned their place. #commutee (twitter.com) - March 12, 2010
Commutee Lower level of train has clear windows/good wifi. mbta seems to have won the war of the doors. People have learned their place. #commutee - http://twitter.com/JPL... 3 hours ago from commute…

Amanda Meyer: Where's the bus? I just want to sleep! (@ MBTA Kenmore Station) http://4sq.com/7nwemq (twitter.com) - March 12, 2010
Amanda Meyer Where's the bus? I just want to sleep! (@ MBTA Kenmore Station) http://foursquare.com/venue... 11 hours ago from Twitter - Comment - Like

Matt McClure's Feeds: Red Line (mbta.com) - March 11, 2010
Matt McClure's Feeds Red Line - http://www.mbta.com/rider_t... 13 hours ago from "FeedToTwitter" via Matt... - Comment - Like

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