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Columbus Day Weekend Friday One Of Busiest On Mass Pike
You may not realize it, but this is expected to be one of the busiest traffic days of the year in Massachusetts.
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You may not realize it, but this is expected to be one of the busiest traffic days of the year in Massachusetts.
A toll collector was struck and killed by a pickup truck at a Massachusetts Turnpike toll booth early Friday morning.
A tractor-trailer struck and killed a man on the Massachusetts Turnpike early Tuesday morning.
Weston firefighters were called to a vehicle rollover on the Massachusetts Turnpike on Saturday afternoon.
According to State Police, road construction on the Mass Pike westbound in the Prudential Tunnel is causing the backup on the Pike and 93.
Massachusetts State Police say two people were hurt when a box truck crashed on the Massachusetts Turnpike in Newton on Thursday morning.
A dump truck rolled over and spilled sand just north of the exit for the Massachusetts Turnpike.
State police have released the names of the victims of a two-vehicle crash on the Massachusetts Turnpike that backed up traffic in both directions for miles.
A tractor-trailer and several cars crashed shortly after 6 a.m. in the eastbound lanes near the Route 30 exit in Natick.
The travel ban for the entire state of Massachusetts will be lifted at 12 a.m. Wednesday.
If you buy your gas in Massachusetts and pay tolls on the Mass. Turnpike chances are high that the state owes you money.
Two people riding in a car with a flat tire were killed in a crash on the Massachusetts Turnpike early Thursday morning.
The MBTA driver who crashed her bus and left it dangling over the Massachusetts Turnpike pleaded not guilty to several charges Tuesday.
The Massachusetts Turnpike was a mess in both directions for the Tuesday morning commute.
The massive anti-gun billboard on the Mass Pike in downtown Boston will be moving soon.
The victims of a fatal crash on the Massachusetts Turnpike in Framingham this week have been identified as Connecticut residents.
A man and woman were killed when a tractor-trailer slammed into a minivan on the Massachusetts Turnpike Wednesday morning, State Police said.
Some drivers forgot about the project and found themselves stuck in an assembly line of cars all getting diverted as several ramps were closed.
A truck ran off the Massachusetts Turnpike in Warren Thursday morning and into water on the side of the highway.
A state police trooper was hurt when his stationary cruiser was struck from behind by a woman who has been charged with drunken driving.
The Sunday after Thanksgiving is one of the major travel days of the year, and slick roadways led to a cautious trip home in Massachusetts this year.
State police say the trooper was outside his cruiser in a construction zone on the eastbound side in Grafton when he was struck just after midnight.
Did you know more than 1,000 former Massachusetts Turnpike workers and retirees are allowed to ride through tolls for free?
Gov. Deval Patrick is announcing a series of major transportation infrastructure investments that include new cars on the subway and open-road tolling on the Massachusetts Turnpike.
An overturned tractor-trailer shut down the ramp from Interstate 495 southbound to the Massachusetts Turnpike Thursday afternoon.
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After the I-Team went to Blupoint Healthcare's Newton offices, workers got their paychecks. Days later, their banks said the checks were no good.
Blupoint Healthcare employees say their paychecks finally cleared at the bank.
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Yankee Candle is laying off about 100 workers in Massachusetts amid a decline in the fragrance business.
Stop & Shop says it will be closing 32 stores this year and eight of them are in Massachusetts.
Thanks in part to an anonymous $5.2 million donation, the West Newton Cinema is likely to be saved from being demolished.
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