Railway Age

A Ride on MBTA’s South Coast Rail

Usually when passenger service on a rail line is discontinued, it never comes back, but there have been some exceptions. One ...

Did MBTA underpay for Weaver's Cove in Fall River? Jury to decide eminent domain lawsuit

In a land-taking lawsuit over South Coast Rail, the MBTA is being sued by the former owner of Weaver's Cove. A jury will hear ...
Yahoo

Waste transfer station owner fined for New Bedford rat infestation. Is the problem gone?

NEW BEDFORD – MassDEP has fined E.L. Harvey & Sons Inc. $29,980 for failing to prevent a rodent infestation and causing a public nuisance. A rat infestation in the surrounding area followed a May 14 ...
LSU Wire

Could denial of a New Bedford trash transfer station be successfully appealed? Maybe not.

The Board of Health is poised to decide whether a 1,500-ton-per-day trash transfer station is suitable for the New Bedford ...