Will Katcher

3 weeks ago | masslive.com | Will Katcher

The MBTA hit pause on train service through East Boston for an hour Monday evening after a sinkhole opened on a bridge above its railroad tracks, authorities said. Around 5:30 p.m., the agency ordered Blue Line trains to stand while officials inspected a bridge over the tracks between Wood Island and Orient Heights stations. MBTA officials soon said shuttle buses would replace train service on part of the Blue Line while Boston public works employees addressed the sinkhole.

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Will Katcher

The MBTA hit pause on train service through East Boston for an hour Monday evening after a sinkhole opened on a bridge above its railroad tracks, authorities said. Around 5:30 p.m., the agency ordered Blue Line trains to stand while officials inspected a bridge over the tracks between Wood Island and Orient Heights stations. MBTA officials soon said shuttle buses would replace train service on part of the Blue Line while Boston public works employees addressed the sinkhole.

3 weeks ago | masslive.com | Will Katcher

Since launching his Boston mayoral campaign in early February, Josh Kraft has raised more than $1 million from supporters near and far who hope to see him unseat incumbent Mayor Michelle Wu.At the end of April, Wu enjoyed an over $2 million fundraising advantage. That was before Kraft injected a reported $2 million of his own money into the campaign, quickly closing the gap, and setting off back-and-forth attacks between the rivals over their financial resources and other points of disagreement.

3 weeks ago | masslive.com | Will Katcher

In the face of stiff criticism from a national law enforcement group, the Trump administration withdrew a list published last week of states and cities across the country it said were violating federal law by providing sanctuary to undocumented immigrants.

4 weeks ago | masslive.com | Will Katcher

A pigeon walks into the Ashby Fire Department. It’s not a Central Massachusetts-themed one-liner, but the beginning of a quest to reunite a lost bird with its owner. An animal control officer was called upon to track down the owner of a domesticated white pigeon that walked into the fire station in the small town north of Fitchburg on Wednesday.