Officials with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) recently unveiled a new and more effective snow-clearing machine. It’s the Tow Plow and it can clean 2.5 travel lanes in just one pass. A typical snow plow can’t even clear one lane at a time. “This Mega Plow takes the place…
The Mayor of Boston, Thomas M. Menino, recently announced improvements to walkways and pathways to parks in downtown. Crews have already started working on the areas commonly traveled by pedestrians on Boston Common, the Commonwealth Avenue Mall and the Public Garden. According to the City of Boston, crews will be…
In a recent ATV accident, a 10-year-old girl was seriously injured after the 9-year-old driver rolled the vehicle. According to New England authorities, the young boy drove the ATV into a rock, causing it to flip over onto the both of them. The Boston Globe reports that it happened in…
Facing some measure of accountability for the 32 people who have died and more than 460 who have been sickened, the owner of the New England Compounding Center raised his right hand before the House of Representatives, swore to tell the truth and then refused to answer any questions. Our…
Our youngest drivers are at the highest risks for drowsy driving car accidents. According to a recent study from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, drivers between 16- and 24-years-old are more likely to drive while feeling sleepy than any other age group of drivers. Officials with AAA conducted a…
As we recently reported on our Boston Personal Injury Attorney Blog, there were more than 4,000 citations issued so far in 2012 for people trying to try to ride without paying the fare. According to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), that number of fare-hoppers is up nearly 60 percent…
Less than a month after a deadly, national outbreak of fungal meningitis stemming from the New England Compounding Center, it has been revealed that the pharmacy’s sister company, Ameridose LLC, has major issues with sterility as well. Ameridose, also a Massachusetts pharmacy, based in Westborough, is a major supplier of…
There’s a new telephone number that’s going to help drivers to get the transportation information they need. It’s all a part of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation‘s (MassDOT) internal OneVoice transition. “It’s a voice that is focused on the customer. Maybe you don’t know your highway district, nearest airport, bus…
A school bus driver is facing serious charges — including drunk driving and kidnapping. According to The Boston Channel, the driver has officially been charged with reckless endangerment of a child, kidnapping and operating under the influence. He is accused of picking up a student at the Perkins School for…
Our Boston personal injury attorneys have been closely following the aftermath of the discovery of a deadly strain of fungal meningitis at a pharmaceutical compounding center in Framingham. Now, new reports indicate that even more people have been sickened or died as a result of exposure to this deadly strain.…