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Sanctuary Debate
Sanctuary Debate
Sanctuary Debate
As the battle lines continue to form in the debate over making Massachusetts a sanctuary state a number of communities are quickly moving to become sanctuaries on their own. Newton and Salem join Boston, Cambridge, Lawrence and Somerville as declared sanctuaries for illegal aliens...
SouthCoast Rail Meeting
SouthCoast Rail Meeting
SouthCoast Rail Meeting
DARTMOUTH - The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is holding a public meeting Thursday, updating area residents on the recent changes to the SouthCoast Rail Project. MassDOT filed a notice of project change last month, opting for a diesel route to New Bedford and Fall River through Middleboro rather than Stoughton...
Details Emerge on SouthCoast Rail Plan
Details Emerge on SouthCoast Rail Plan
Details Emerge on SouthCoast Rail Plan
There are now more details on the MassDOT's plan to create a SouthCoast Rail plan, but more questions remain as well. According to State House News Service, MassDOT wants to go with the diesel-based Middleboro route as "Phase One" of the project because it can be completed faster and cost about a third as much as building the $3...
Fatal Accident
Fatal Accident
Fatal Accident
FREETOWN - A Stoughton man is dead after a workplace accident at the Stop & Shop distribution center in Freetown. Police Chief Carlton Abbott says shortly after 12:30 A.M. Tuesday 51-year-old Alphonse Ferent fell between a tractor-trailer and a loading dock as the truck pulled away from the facility. A ...
Strauss on Middleboro Rt.
Strauss on Middleboro Rt.
Strauss on Middleboro Rt.
State Representative William Strauss says the Southcoast Rail alternative route seems like a viable option. Speaking with WBSM's Phil Paleologos, the Chair of the Joint Committee on Transportation says the Stoughton route, coming in at $3...
South Coast Rail Tabled
South Coast Rail Tabled
South Coast Rail Tabled
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...
Lang on SCR Change-Up
Lang on SCR Change-Up
Lang on SCR Change-Up
A Southcoast Rail Task Force meeting is being set aside until after a MassDOT Board of Directors meeting on Monday. That's when several sources tell WBSM News the Board will abandon plans for the $2+ billion Stoughton route and turn their focus to the much more affordable Lakeville/Middleboro alternative...

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