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Transportation Secretary Bernard Cohen said the state can’t put off expansion projects despite the grim financial outlook, saying it would jeopardize economic development, job growth and federal dollars.
Hurricane Earl took aim at North Carolina on Thursday and is on track to lash its barrier islands with dangerous winds and pounding surf before cutting a path up the U.S. East Coast.SUMATRA ISLAND. A two-year-old Indonesian boy who became an Internet sensation over his 40-a-day cigarette habit has quit smoking after the government put him through intensive therapy.From Baltimore to Lancaster avenues and along Market Street in between, University City is abuzz from the arrivals of college students and professors back after summer vacation.If you are what you eat, then most Cape Codders would be a clam — or maybe a lobster roll A land named for a type of fish should abound with chances to sample tasty seafood, and Cape Cod does not disappointWhile you can certainly find a decent number of micro-brews on tap at the city’s better pubs, it’s safe to say you won’t see a selection like this anywhere else when the Massachusetts Brewers Guild holds the Mass Brewers Summerfest on Friday. The festival brings 80 local craft beers from more than 20 breweries all together in one place.It’s a book, a play, a Broadway musical, a film — and now the American Repertory Theater is rebooting the story behind “Cabaret” as an interactive theater piece.Coming fresh off of “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” reunion (did you all catch that horror show? One word: cray-cray) is the announcement that Bravo is set to release yet another Real Housewives franchise, “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,” next month.Even though it need not be said, it bears repeating: The preseason means nothing. It reveals nothing. And it is a predictor of absolutely nothing.With the fourth and final preseason game just days away, NFL teams were forced to reduce their rosters to 75 men yesterday.
Transportation Secretary Bernard Cohen said the state can’t put off expansion projects despite the grim financial outlook, saying it would jeopardize economic development, job growth and federal dollars.
Lawmakers and transportation officials debated the future of funding the state’s public transit projects last night, an issue that they admit lacks a comprehensive plan and adequate funding.
The state is considering eliminating the debt-ridden Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, the MBTA is facing $8 billion in debt and a report last year found the state will need up to $19 billion over the next 20 years to maintain its current infrastructure. The state is also moving forward with expensive, MBTA expansion projects.
Meanwhile, the national transportation spending bill is up for reauthorization next year, and experts say more states may request federal funding for transit projects.
“We shouldn’t be looking to solve these things one piece at a time,” said Sen. Steven Baddour, of the state’s transportation committee. “We need a comprehensive plan.”
Baddour cautioned against a scenario in which the Turnpike Authority’s debt would be shifted to Massport and suggested the state take a look at “selling off assets” and privatizing certain aspects of transportation. Lawmakers have also clashed on ideas such as the gas tax and removing or adding tolls on the Mass Pike.
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