Despite a bus fleet that is overdue for replacement, the MBTA is installing what it says is the most extensive surveillance system on a major transit system in the country.
Somerville, Mass. - Tufts University pays the City of Somerville less than other major area universities pay in place of taxes on their tax-exempt properties. But is that fair to local residents? Jane Regan investigates in this segment from Somerville Neighborhood News #3.
Springfield, Mass. – A man who had a conviction for murder overturned in a retrial last year is suing two Springfield Police Department detectives for allegedly using coercion to produce witness testimony against him in court.
BOSTON - With sea level potentially rising to two feet by mid-century and six feet by the end of the century, Boston and surrounding cities are facing significant threats from flooding.
The MBTA just announced that they'll be installing a new surveillance system on 225 buses by this summer.
Newton, Mass. - The Cambridge-based regional chapter of the national Peace Action organization, Mass. Peace Action held it's annual meeting on Saturday February 8th. The theme of this year's meeting was "Towards a Just and Cooperative Foreign Policy."
Brockton, Mass. - Responding to Open Media Boston’s coverage of a recently resolved court case, Brockton City Councilor Michelle DuBois says “it’s a disturbing story.”
Medford, Mass. – A union member arrested last year on a legal picket outside Insomnia Cookies near Harvard Sq. attended a hearing at Cambridge District Court in Medford on Tuesday.
Worcester, Mass. – A grandmother is suing a member of the City of Worcester’s Police Department, alleging that she was assaulted and falsely arrested at her home in February last year.