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A State Trooper was struck by a car in South Boston this morning on a detail near where Frontage Road meets the Massachusetts Turnpike just before the Ted Williams Tunnel. State Police said the hit-and-run driver fled in a dark-colored sedan, possibly a Volvo or Toyota, with a damaged right front end. According to State Police, the trooper was checking for speeding drivers and was on the Route 90 Eastbound ramp coming from Route 93 Northbound. more ›

For the second time in two weeks, Boston firefighters rescued a trapped transportation worker who fell while at work. more ›

A homeless veteran returned a missing wallet, with all of the money in it, because of he was aware of the meaning of Christmas." Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook. more ›

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--Total commuter hell broke out today with a tractor rollover that blocked the Mass Pike, along with dodginess on the Blue Line that left, according to one individual, "hundreds of people" stranded at the Airport T stop. [WHDH, b0st0n LiveJournal] more ›

--New England Confectionery Co., aka NECCO, was sold to a company in Bethesda, Maryland. So, will the name be changed to Maryland Confectionary Company, or MACCO? We certainly hope not. [Boston Globe] more ›

Update: The Ted Williams tunnel has reopened. [WCVB] more ›

With everything that's gone on with the Big Dig since the project started it isn't surprising that yet another delay was announced by the Turnpike Authority in reopening connector tunnels. They announced that because of engineering flaws in steel brackets that hold up concrete panels aren't actually strong enough to keep them up. Due skepticism was given when it was discovered that the glue holding the bolts in place wasn't doing the trick – but... more ›

Boston awoke this morning to the news we dread, more Big Dig stories. Last night, sometime around 11 pm a large hunk of ceiling in the Turnpike connector tunnel came crashing down when a steel tieback let go. The three ton slab of concrete crushed a car; while the driver was rescued alive the passenger in the vehicle was killed. The stretch of turnpike connector to the Ted Williams Tunnel is closed until at least mid-day tomorrow. more ›