Transportation Secretary Stephanie Pollack presented an in-depth review of Phase I, expected to provide commuter service from the south coast to Boston by 2022.
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...
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 Midd…
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 fast…
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 f…
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.
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...