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BREAKING NEWS: HINGHAM-HULL FERRY SERVICE WON’T BE ELIMINATED; WILL RUN ON REDUCED SCHEDULE
December 16, 2020
December 14, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer | The Hingham Anchor Selectman Joseph Fisher reports to the Hingham Anchor that the MBTA Fiscal and Management Control Board took a formal vote on proposed service...
Read More ShareCutbacks to Greenbush line could impact economic growth on the South Shore
December 07, 2020
SCITUATE — Threats of cuts to MBTA ferries, bus lines and commuter rail service drew crowds to the Scituate Greenbush commuter rail station as demonstrators protested what they say would be detrimental effects on...
Read More ShareSouth Shore leaders, MBTA riders not happy about proposed cuts
November 24, 2020
QUINCY — Local officials and T riders from across the South Shore are asking the MBTA to limit looming service cuts in the region, especially a proposed temporary elimination of the Hingham and Hull ferry...
Read More ShareThree nonprofits to net $550,000 in $43 billion state budget
November 24, 2020
BOSTON — Three South Shore groups would get a combined $550,000 from this year's state budget if amendments proposed by a South Shore state senator are approved. Sen. Patrick O'Connor, R-Weymouth, included the amendments in the $46 billion...
Read More ShareMassachusetts State Senate Rejects Sports Betting Legalization — For Now
November 20, 2020
Legal sports betting will need to wait after an amendment to the Massachusetts annual budget was rejected Wednesday by the state senate.
Read More ShareSenate reject sports betting, adds TNC fees to budget
November 19, 2020
Following two days of deliberations, the Massachusetts Senate wrapped up its work late Wednesday night on a roughly $46 billion state budget for the fiscal year that began four and a half months ago....
Read More ShareProposed MBTA ferry, train cuts infuriate South Shore
November 16, 2020
HINGHAM, Mass. — An MBTA proposal that would completely suspend of all ferry service and reduce commuter rail service has many on the South Shore furious.
Read More ShareCohasset implores state leaders to keep ferry, train running
November 05, 2020
COHASSET — The town of Cohasset sent a letter to the governor and the Department of Transportation secretary, imploring them to reconsider cuts proposed by the MBTA to the ferry and train that service...
Read More ShareSouth Shore officials advocate for keeping local T service
October 31, 2020
HINGHAM — As potential cuts to the MBTA ferry and commuter rail loom closer, local elected officials are amping up their efforts to preserve T service in the area and are encouraging residents to...
Read More ShareLocal family fights for change after mauling at dog daycare
October 19, 2020
EAST LONGMEADOW, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- A local woman said her dog was badly mauled at a local dog daycare prompting her to demand more oversight into pet daycares. She told her story exclusively to...
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