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No car… for a month?
30 Bostonians have placed the keys to their cars in a locked box; and for the next 30 days, they’ll be using alternate means of transportation. WBZ’s Carl Stevens speaks with MBTA General Manager...
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Worcester Bus Contract Talks Break Down
WORCESTER (CBS) — Worcester bus drivers plan to be on the picket line starting Saturday. Contract talks broke down Thursday. The biggest sticking point is health care contributions. Union chief...
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UMass Students Injured In Vt. Bus Rollover
BOSTON (CBS/AP) — UPDATED: 10:30 p.m. Police now say 17 people were injured when a tour bus carrying University of Massachusetts students on a ski trip to Quebec crashed on a Vermont highway. Officials...
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MBTA Goes After “Flopping” Passengers
BOSTON (CBS) — MBTA bus riders flop on the floor and look like they’re hurt, but “T” officials say it’s all a fake. Cameras mounted on the bus catch it all on tape. You can see the bus sway as the...
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Curious About Snowy Bus Stops
Who is responsible for cleaning snow at bus stops? I take the bus every morning, and I have to wait on the street because the snow is piled in front of the stop, and these piles are just getting...
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Curious Whether The T Is Over Charging Riders
BOSTON (CBS) — It’s supposed to save you time, but the MBTA’s Charlie Card may be costing you more money than it should. Riders load the cards with fare money and use them to zip through turnstiles....
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Arrest Made In Fatal MBTA Bus Stabbing
BOSTON (CBS) — A 19-year-old man from Boston has been charged with murdering a man on an MBTA bus last fall. Kim Gross is charged with stabbing 21-year-old Richard Allen to death. Gross is also charged...
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Third Arrest Made In Roxbury MBTA Bus Crash
ROXBURY (CBS) — A third man has been arrested in last week’s MBTA bus crash in Roxbury. Brian Donovan, 17, of Dedham has been charged with assault and battery on a public employee and wrongful...
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New Non-Stop Bus Service From Boston To New York Starting
BOSTON (CBS) — What the Acela Train did to the airline shuttle service, buses are now out to derail Amtrak on trips between Boston and New York. On Wednesday, Greyhound/Peter Pan will introduce its...
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T Expanding Real Time Tracking To Commuter Rail
BOSTON (CBS) — After a winter in which the MBTA took a beating for its late trains and suspended service, it is now working with programmers who are developing a smartphone app that will allow...
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Google Maps Now Offers Real-Time Data For MBTA Bus Riders
BOSTON (CBS) – Traveling around Boston by bus is getting a lot easier for many riders. On Wednesday, Google unveiled its version of real-time mapping for MBTA buses. The new feature is similar to some...
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Woman Wanted For Spitting In Face Of MBTA Bus Driver In Dorchester
BOSTON (CBS) – MBTA police are looking for a woman they say spat on a bus driver. The woman was riding a #28 bus around 4:30 pm last Friday. The alleged incident happened at the intersection of Warren...
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Charges Expected After Girl Is Hit By Car In Waltham Crosswalk
BOSTON (CBS) – An 11-year old girl is hospitalized after being struck by a car in Waltham. Police say the girl had just gotten off an MBTA bus and was in a marked crosswalk when she was hit at the...
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Cows Block Street, Bus In Western Mass.
BELCHERTOWN (CBS) – Sorry I’m late, the cows stopped my bus. It really happened to passengers on a UMass Transit Services bus last Friday in Belchertown. It was delayed about ten minutes by a herd of...
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Mother Of Wareham Boy Left On Bus Calls It a “Stupid Mistake”
WAREHAM (CBS) – The mother of a Wareham kindergartner is speaking out after her five year old son was forgotten and left alone on a school bus for three hours on Tuesday. The mother, who prefers her...
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NH Brewery Not Blamed For Death Of Mass. Man
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Authorities say a New Hampshire brewery did not over-serve two men who later fell from a speeding bus on a Massachusetts highway, killing one of them. New Hampshire Liquor...
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Discussions Underway To Increase MBTA Fares
BOSTON (CBS) – T riders can expect to pay more starting next summer. The MBTA confirms discussions are underway by the board of directors to increase fares. A vote could come in the spring, and fares...
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Music Stores Step Up After Bus Co. Bans Student’s Sax
RAYNHAM (CBS) – Offers of help are pouring in for a Raynham sixth grader who was banned from bringing his saxophone to school. This week, 12-year-old Andrew DiMarzio was told that because of the size...
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Soundbytes Of The Week: 10/28
BOSTON (CBS) – Boston students getting off the bus, for good. Leaving big banks- and fees- behind. St. Peter-Marian football player with Down Syndrome scores a TD. Baseball’s epic Game Six (thanks,...
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Man Found Dead In Bus Bathroom At South Station
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts authorities are investigating after an Arizona man was found dead in the bathroom of a bus. Authorities say the man apparently entered the bathroom alone early in the trip...
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