A contract “reset” with the manufacturer of new Red and Orange Line trains would set the end of 2027 as the latest completion target for the maligned project, add up to $148 million in allowable costs, and forgive tens of millions of dolla…
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Boston police seek suspect in Roxbury bus stop stabbing
Boston police are searching for a man suspected in a stabbing at a bus stop in the city’s Roxbury neighborhood on Wednesday.
Investigators say they’re looking to identify the man pictured above after a stabbing at a bus stop near the Washington Park Mall at Warren Street and MLK Boulevard, just before 1 p.m.
The man is described as 5-foot-18 to 5-foot-10, with a heavy build and salt-and-pepper hair worn in a ponytail. He was wearing a green camouflage jacket with a white or light grey sweatshirt and grey t-shirt underneath, and dark pants and shoes.
He was last seen on Savin Street.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at (617) 343-4275 or contact the CrimeStoppers Tip Line at 1 (800) 494-TIPS or by texting the word ‘TIP’ to CRIME (27463).
More details were not immediately available.
Rain continues Thursday ahead of a warmer, drier Easter weekend
We’re back underneath downpours for the day, as a stalling weather system hangs around. So far, most of the rain has been lighter through the early morning hours, but we’ll expect downpours to become greater by the early afternoon.
The …
Smoking materials likely caused deadly Newton, Lowell house fires
Two recent deadly fires in Massachusetts, one in Newton and one in Lowell, were likely caused by smoking materials, fire officials said Thursday, identifying the men who died in both incidents.
The fire on Walnut Street in Newton on Sunday left 69-…
NCAA Sweet 16 tipping off at TD Garden Thursday night
Though your bracket may be busted, the March Madness excitement is only getting more intense, especially Thursday in Boston.
Four of the teams in the Sweet 16 are set to play Thursday night at the TD Garden — and one of those teams is from New England.
UConn will go head-to-head with San Diego State University, a rematch of last year’s national championship game. Followed by the University of Illinois against Iowa State University.
The three days of games from Thursday to Saturday are expected to generate as much as $17 million in economic impact, with spending on things like hotels and restaurants, according to Meet Boston, formerly the Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau.
Plus, Boston will be featured on TVs in living rooms around the country during the games.
“We find that people love the experience here,” said Martha Sheridan, president and CEO of Meet Boston. “It’s a very accessible city, it’s easy to get around and it’s just very welcoming. We have the right type of venues for people to experience when they come here.”
UConn is the number one seed and less than a two-hour drive from North Station, making them a favorite beyond that top seed.
“I think you’re gonna get a lot of people from Connecticut up here for the games,” said Damon Cerrone, who’s going to the games.
“I’m super excited to play in Boston,” said Alex Karaban, a Southborough resident who plays for UConn. “I think it’s probably the only chance I get to play with UConn in Boston, so definitely [it’ll] be special.”
Karaban native will play in the first game that tips off at 7:40 p.m. Thursday.
The winners advance to the Elite 8 on March 30.
Driver charged in crash involving school bus in Barre, Mass.
A driver, who crashed into a loaded school bus in Barre, Massachusetts, on Thursday morning, is facing several charges, police said.
No one was seriously hurt in the crash on West Street, but one student was taken to the hospital as a precaution, a…