Wednesday, December 5, 2012
The woman allegedly pulled out a small knife and threatened three men.
A Boston woman was arrested Tuesday night after she allegedly pulled out a knife and threatened several male passengers on a Green D Line train. Madina Clayton, 52, of Boston, was arrested and charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, Boston.com reported today. According to reports, Clayton was arrested at the Brookline Hills station around 9:45 p.m. after she threatened three men with the knife. Boston.com reported the woman pointed the knife at one man, followed another with the open knife and “haphazardly” swung the knife at a third male passenger. After arresting Clayton, Transit Police discovered she had a warrant issued for her arrest out of Boston Municipal Court for assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, Boston.com …
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012
The line was partially down Tuesday after a tree took out one of the poles in Newton.
After shuttle buses transported T passengers through much of Newton yesterday, the MBTA's Green D Line is back to full service. According to a Tweet sent this morning around 9:30 a.m., the MBTA GM confirmed that normal trolley service had resumed. Governor Deval Patrick also noted the service restoration during a post-storm press conference this morning. Shuttle buses replaced D Line trains all day yesterday while crews worked to repair a broken pole between the Eliot and Waban stops. The line was shut down most of the day between Newton Highlands and Riverside, although there were points where the whole line was down. During a statement yesterday in Newton, Acting MBTA GM Jonathan Davis said crews were working to repair one of the …
Monday, September 17, 2012
With a number of recent breakdowns and service trouble, the MBTA says they have personnel working "around the clock to prevent failures."
Frequent passengers on the MBTA's Green D Line can tell you that lately, service has not been the best. Just last week, shuttle buses had to replace train service after a wire problem at the Waban Station in Newton. Five days earlier, another wire problem shut down all Newton service on the Green Line between Riverside and Reservoir stations. With a number of recent service interruptions, the MBTA says it has been "aggressive" in its inspections of the overhead (catenary) wire systems, according to an email sent to Newton Patch from MBTA spokesman Joe Pesaturo. The problems, Pesaturo says, could be due to new equipment recently installed on the line. "After the most recent disruption, [workers] concluded that the failures have occurred …
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
A wire problem is causing significant delays.
UPDATE 11:49 a.m. D Line service has resumed at all stops, according to an alert from the MBTA sent at 11:43 a.m. Passengers should expect some residual delays on the line. -- Posted earlier: Passengers had another rough commute on the D Line this morning as a wire problem caused significant delays on the Newton part of the track. Shuttle buses were put in place early this morning to substitute train service between Riverside and Newton Highlands, according to an alert from the MBTA sent around 6:30 a.m. This includes Riverside, Woodland, Waban and Eliot Stops. According to an alert sent at 5:10 a.m., the delays were due to a wire problem at the Waban Station. As of 10:45 a.m., those shuttle buses were still in place. Passengers are …
Monday, August 13, 2012
The incident happened during the Monday morning commute.
Police spent part of Monday morning searching the area around the Newton Highlands T stop after a man was reportedly assaulted on a Green Line (D) train. According to Newton Police reports, the victim was on the train and talking on his cell phone when a man came up from behind and slapped the cell phone out of the victim's hand. Reports said the suspect also slapped the victim's face in the process. Following the incident, the suspect fled the train and ran off in an unknown direction. The suspect was described as a white male, approximately 27-years old, wearing a white t-shirt and jeans. He was also carrying a black backpack, reports said. Police canvassed the area around the T stop, including Station Avenue, with negative results. …
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Mark Golden
6:16 pm on Monday, September 17, 2012
I have been caught in the web of both recent wire failures. The first on a Saturday, did indeed require busing of passengers between Riverside and Reservoir. I got off the #59 bus (that arrived at my stop 20 minutes late) and was greeted by a few T workers advising us where to get the shuttle bus that would be along shortly to take us to Reservoir. After a while a HUGE articulating bus arrived … more ›