The Neponset River Watershed Association hosts a special ‘King Tide’ program at Tenean Beach in Dorchester on Sat., Feb. 10, at 10:30 a.m. to observe the tidal flooding and its impacts and discuss ways to remediate them. Following a brief talk, attendees will be invited to bike or walk with a guide with the Neponset Greenway Council. Go to Neponset.org for more info. Join the
We call it the MBTA, or the “T,” for short. It’s got trains, almost-adorably old trolleys, buses, a bus that we pretend is a subway and ferries. It’s even got an unofficial theme song. But, the T has also come under the watchful eye of federal regulators recently due to a slew of safety incidents.
To the Editor: We are writing to ask state officials exercise their authority to file an appeal of the recent court action overturning their denial of the proposed electronic billboard by Boston Bowl. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is the only entity which has legal standing to defend its original decision to deny this harmful proposal which clearly violates
After successfully blocking the state Department of Conservation and Recreation from demolishing a Port Norfolk building that was once used by a local lumber company, neighborhood residents and green space advocates are pushing ahead to determine how to best use the property. The state agency owns the vacant brick building, which is steps away from the Neponset River and the
If left untouched, Tenean Beach will continue to flood and eventually affect the MBTA’s Red Line extension to Braintree, I-93 and Morrissey Boulevard three major transportation lines in Dorchester that carry hundreds of thousands of riders and drivers every day, according to a new report.