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1. 9-day MBTA Green Line Closure Coming Soon (patch.com) — Boston Green Line riders face a nine-day shutdown between late September and early October as the MBTA upgrades critical signals in the central subway tunnel. Service will be suspended on key stretches between Government Center, Kenmore, Babcock Street, North Station, and Heath Street, with free shuttle buses and alternate routes available. Commuters are urged to plan extra travel time and check updated trip information.
2. Person Shot In Boston Before Motorcycle Crashes Into Police Cruiser (patch.com) — Boston police say a person was shot in Roxbury before a fleeing motorcycle crashed into a marked cruiser, leading to the arrest of a Dorchester man and a 17-year-old. Officers reported recovering a handgun with an obliterated serial number, a large-capacity magazine, and packaged crack cocaine. Both suspects now face a range of firearm, drug, and motor vehicle charges in Boston courts.
3. Why downtown Boston is becoming a more desirable place to live, work and play (cbsnews.com) — Downtown Boston is seeing a revival, with new residents, major employers like JP Morgan and Citadel moving into South Station Tower, and pedestrian traffic up 10% year-over-year. City grants and local groups are nurturing small businesses from hat makers to bustling food halls, while Mayor Michelle Wu's administration works to restore the Financial District and Faneuil Hall's appeal for workers and visitors.
4. Boston to remove unauthorized bike lanes at deadly Mission Hill crash site, second crash remains under investigation (bostonherald.com) — Boston officials plan to remove unauthorized bike-lane-style markings at Tremont and Parker streets in Mission Hill after a second crash near the site, while keeping that collision under investigation. City leaders say they're evaluating safety along the corridor and designing official changes, following Mayor Michelle Wu's pledge to accelerate street-safety improvements after a cyclist was killed there in July.
5. Boston announces UMass urban public health internship partnership (bostonherald.com) — Boston is launching a new internship partnership between the Public Health Commission and UMass Boston that will train college seniors to teach health education in local high schools like Roxbury Prep and Boston Prep. Students will learn adolescent and relational health from city professionals this fall, then bring medically accurate, equity-focused lessons into classrooms in the spring, strengthening Boston's public health pipeline.
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