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MassDOT and the MBTA held their final public meeting regarding future plans for South Coast Rail in Middleborough Thursday evening.

To be within the radius of the MBTA means being subjected to much higher taxes to pay for an institution that is rarely held accountable for fiscal irresponsibility and "special" tax zones for businesses who happen to be near train stations, even if the station doesn't benefit this business at all...

The first of five meetings regarding plans for a future South Coast Rail project took place at Greater New Bedford Voc-Tech High School Wednesday evening before a crowd of nearly 70 people.

The Fall River Area and New Bedford Area Chambers of Commerce invited Lt. Governor Karyn Polito to speak at their annual Legislative Luncheon at Rachel's Lakeside in Dartmouth Thursday.

A press briefing puts a new pricetag on the South Coast Rail project. Project officials and MassDOT told the public today that the South Coast Rail project, as it stands, would cost the state $3.4 billion, over $1 billion more than previous estimates placed the project at...

WBSM EXCLUSIVE Members of the regional legislative delegation will get an update on the South Coast Rail Project on Monday and multiple sources tell WBSM the news will likely not be good. The Secretary of Transportation for the Commonwealth, Stephanie Pollack will meet on Monday morning with members of the area delegation to provide an update on the South Coast Rail project and it is widely expect

It appears the South Coast Rail project may be, as former Mayor Scott Long tells me, "dead as a doornail," yet not everyone seems willing to accept that prognosis. Several years ago the Massachusetts Legislature voted to authorize the former Patrick Administration to bond for the rail project, it did not.  S...

Transit officials say signal problems that disrupted service to Boston's busiest commuter hub have been resolved.

Gov. Charlie Baker hailed what he called the spirit of bipartisanship on Beacon Hill as he detailed some of his goals for the new year in his first State of the State address. The Republican governor spoke for about 25 minutes to a joint session of the Legislature _ overwhelmingly controlled by Democrats _ and a statewide television audience Thursday evening...

Plans by the MBTA to raise fares has been met with opposition from many local commuters.