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A Massachusetts bus driver has been fired for telling a would-be passenger that he wasn't picked up because he's black.

BOSTON (AP) _ Police have located a $40,000 violin that had been accidentally left by its owner at a Boston train station. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority police say the violin was recovered Tuesday night. The 1855 George Gemunder instrument along with a $6,000 bow is expected to be returned to owner Amy Sims on Wednesday...

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.

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

An independent audit shows that the company contracted to run the MBTA's commuter rail service ended last year with a net loss of almost $10 million and expects to lose even more in 2015.

It could be a month before the Boston area's transit system is running at full capacity again following a series of snowstorms.

Another day of freezing temperatures means another day of commuting woes for Boston area residents who take the MBTA to work.

A teenager on her way to school in New Bedford was robbed Thursday morning. New Bedford Police say the 15-year-old girl was walking to her bus stop on Rounds Street between Union and Arnold Streets when a man stepped out of a parked van and approached the girl from behind...