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After a 30-year fight for cleaner transit, Boston's Fairmount Line will get seven battery-powered trains that cut emissions and boost service. The $765 million project could reshape how American cities electrify commuter rail.
Boston just made it dramatically easier to build batteries and renewable energy projects across the city. The new rules create a fast-track approval process that could speed up the shift to clean power by years.
A Boston radio station asked young children to describe how classical music makes them feel. Their responses ranged from "flowers blooming" to "scary Santa" and proved kids might be the best music critics.
Boston and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers just unveiled plans for 20 infrastructure projects to shield the historic city from flooding as sea levels rise. The $10 billion investment could save the city from $54 billion in future damage.
Olympic bronze medalist Frederick "Flips" Richard brought gymnastics to hundreds of young athletes in his hometown. The Boston native created the FrederickFlips Fair to inspire the next generation and expand access to the sport.
Hundreds of swimmers plunged into Boston Harbor at Castle Island for Swim Across America, raising over $500,000 for cancer care and research. The annual event brings together athletes and supporters united by one goal: funding lifesaving treatments.
A youth baseball team from South Boston just swept their way to victory in the Boston Red Sox Foundation RBI League championship. The 15U A's dominated the finals with back-to-back wins, and their next stop is Fenway Park.
A Boston commuter stopped an escalator just in time to help a woman whose clothing got caught in the mechanism, preventing a tragedy. The quick response stands in powerful contrast to a deadly incident at the same station months earlier.
A Cambridge cheese shop has been importing artisan cheeses since 1978, and their secret weapon is hiding in the basement. Formaggio Kitchen keeps hundreds of specialty cheeses aging perfectly in their own climate-controlled cave.
A conservationist in Boston just uncovered one of America's oldest gravestones honoring a freed Black man who died in 1729. Sebastian, who chose the name Boston after gaining his freedom, was respected enough in colonial America to receive both a tombstone and a published obituary.
A German soccer fan arrived in America terrified by news reports of crime and danger. What he discovered instead moved him to tears of joy and changed everything he thought he knew.
A German soccer fan arrived in America scared by headlines about violence. One ride from a Boston family changed everything.