Two women in Cambridge described run-ins with a coyote on Friday night, including one who said the animal pursued her and her 60-pound pitbull. She says the.
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‘We have never felt unsafe in our neighborhood until now’: Coyote chases woman with dog near Alewife Station
Two Cambridge women posted about their encounters with coyotes on Facebook as a warning for neighbors to be on the lookout. Coyotes can become more territorial or protective of their dens during pup rearing season from April to August, according to the Cambridge Animal Commission’s website. –Xavier Mascarenas/The Sacramento Bee via AP, File
âWe have never felt unsafe in our neighborhood until nowâ: Coyote chases woman with dog near Alewife Station
At least one other encounter reported Friday night.
By Brittany Bowker Globe Staff,Updated April 24, 2021, 5:20 p.m.
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she said, a coyote snuck up behind her.
âI had no clue it was there until my dog started to snarl,â Lydon recalled Saturday morning.
She started to âmake noise and act bigâ to try and scare it off â a tactic MassWildlife endorses â but the coyote, which was about the same size as her dog, she said, âkept coming at us.â
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The Green Line Extension under construction next to a Lowell Line commuter rail train, seen from the Cross Street overpass in East Somerville on Oct. 1, 2020. (Mass.Streetsblog.org photo)
On March 31, President Biden outlined a proposal for a $2.25 trillion American Jobs Plan, a sweeping stimulus package designed to rebuild the nation s infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote affordable access to opportunity.
The plan includes more than $115 billion for roads and bridges, along with spending $85 billion for transit services and $80 billion on intercity rail.
Many details remain to be worked out through negotiations and debates in Congress, but here is a quick look at what that kind of money could buy for Massachusetts:
Fitchburg train line will include buses for Littleton-Boston stretch
Michael P. Norton
State House News Service
For two months, beginning on March 1, users of the Fitchburg commuter rail line will need to use replacement bus service over a long stretch of the line, a switch that will add to travel times.
The MBTA on Monday announced its plans, which will affect service from the Littleton/I-495 station through stops in Acton, Concord, Lincoln, Waltham and Belmont, with bus service delivering passengers to Alewife Station on the Red Line.
The T says the diversion is needed to install anti-collision train technology, federally mandated work that the agency says will be completed over six months instead of a projected 12-month project if executed with a weekends-only schedule.