Details of RIPTA Service Cutbacks Announced

Like many public transportation programs throughout the country, the Rhode Island Public Transportation Agency relies on public subsidies, usually from the state. Unfortunately, also like most public transit networks, RIPTA is swimming in the red, and the outlook for the future isn’t any brighter.
For the fiscal year, RIPTA is approximately $12 million short of the [...]

With $49.5M Renovation Complete, Burke Reopens

Falling panels, lack of computer, gangs, drop-outs, underachieving, bad – these are all words that would have aptly described the Jeremiah E. Burke High School in Dorchester, a school that lost its accredition for two years in the mid 90s. Today, students and faculty can start to use different words, as the city has finally [...]