MBTA General Manager Phil Eng said transit police responded “promptly and quickly.”

Boston has so far managed to avoid long lines during the partial government shutdown. But that's likely to change as more security agents walk off the job.

MassDOT awarded a contract to redevelop and run 18 service plazas to Applegreen last June, but the Irish company backed out after rival bidder Global Partners waged media, legal and public relations offensives to block the deal.

Proponents of a new project released plans to reconfigure roadways around Boston's Seaport for a new Silver Line connection. But the MTBA says it has no plans launch new service in the area.

T General Manager Phil Eng lays out the system's plans for the year ahead, including this summer's FIFA World Cup.

The MBTA restored full service two days after a February blizzard.

Officials are urging people to stay home and — if they must travel — take public transit. Flights and Amtrak trains have ground to a halt.

The city will continue paying for the program through July, but after that its long-term future remains unclear.

The state's top investigator plans to release an "investigatory letter" within weeks, he told lawmakers on Tuesday.

Nearly 7,000 units are being built in 34 communities across Massachusetts under the MBTA Communities Act, less than a 1% increase to the total housing in those towns.