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CHRIS FARAONE

5 Major Massachusetts Headlines That You Might Have Missed

From MBTA transparency reporting to Massachusetts police surveillance journalism

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CHRIS FARAONE November 26, 2024
CHRIS FARAONE

BINJ IMPUGNS NO-BID CONTRACT PROPOSED FOR DAVID ORTIZ-TIED BIZ

A feature that involves one of the great Boston pro sports heroes of modern time, plus is squarely in line with a realm of reporting we frequently work in—state contracts.

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CHRIS FARAONE July 24, 2024
DAN ATKINSON

THE POWER OF BIG PAPI

Commonwealth seeks no-bid contract with David Ortiz-tied EV charger company

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DAN ATKINSON July 24, 2024
DAN ATKINSON

WITH MORE DELAYS FOR NEW EQUIPMENT, MBTA PUTS BAND-AIDS ON OLD TRAINS

“Sole-source procurement is not working for the T, it’s costing a lot of money and problems beyond the Red Line.”

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DAN ATKINSON November 27, 2023
DAN ATKINSON

THE MBTA’S REVOLVING DOOR

The MBTA pays former T workers millions to fix longstanding problems, but transit advocates say inside hiring isn’t getting riders or the system where they need to go.

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DAN ATKINSON October 4, 2023
DAN ATKINSON

“STATE OF GOOD REPAIR”

With the MBTA still very broken, agency lacks clarity in communications with contractors, commuters “We shouldn’t have to be backtracking and deciphering contract packages to figure out when the T will get work done.” The MBTA is preparing to pay contractors $72 million over the next two years to repair

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DAN ATKINSON April 20, 2023
DAN ATKINSON

SO MUCH FOR CONTRACTS

State Report Blasts MBTA Contractor Company hired to run Transit Police dispatch service under-delivered, charged extra, and kept inadequate records, according to inspector general’s report Ed. note: This article has been updated to reflect comments from IXP that were received after publication The private company hired to run the MBTA’s

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DAN ATKINSON February 7, 2023
SOMERVILLE WIRE STAFF

SPEAK YOUR MIND: BROADWAY BUS LANES, NOV. 9, 6 P.M.

Public forum at the Somerville Media Center main studio, opponents and proponents encouraged to participate! In the three years since the City of Somerville installed dedicated bus lanes on Broadway, they have gotten both cheers and jeers from residents, business owners, and commuters passing through the area. Local stakeholders from

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SOMERVILLE WIRE STAFF October 12, 2022
DAN ATKINSON

UNFARE?

Transit advocates question costly MBTA study to determine new fare structures As the MBTA prepares to launch a massive study of its fare policies—paying private contractors nearly $1 million to recommend potential changes—transit advocates are questioning why the outgoing Baker administration is setting goals for the T and are urging

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DAN ATKINSON September 14, 2022
PAT JEHLEN

OPINION: TROUBLE WITH A CAPITAL T

People are furious at the state of the MBTA: the fatality, the fire, the explosion, the derailments, the injuries, the delays, the actual and proposed cuts in service, the month-long closure of the Orange and Green Line. In 2009, two reports looked at Gov. Cellucci’s 1999 Forward Funding plan, which was developed

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PAT JEHLEN September 6, 2022
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