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MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak speaking with members of the media at an event on August 14, 2019.

MBTA general manager Steve Poftak to step down on Jan. 3

By Maeve Lawler, Kasteel Well Bureau Chief / November 4, 2022

MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak announced Tuesday he will step down on Jan. 3, 2023. He led the agency for four years during some of its most difficult...

Auditing the auditor’s race: Amore, DiZoglio promise transparency within Auditor’s Office

Auditing the auditor’s race: Amore, DiZoglio promise transparency within Auditor’s Office

By Adam Spector / November 2, 2022

Director of Security and Chief Investigator at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Anthony Amore—the republican running for state auditor against democratic...

MBTA Bus to Dudley Station

MBTA revises proposed bus route map upon public feedback

By Maeve Lawler, Kasteel Well Bureau Chief / October 30, 2022

After receiving feedback from Boston bus riders, the MBTA updated its bus route map on Thursday.  The changes reflect over 20,000 public comments the...

Ali Deva performing a tarot card reading.

Befriending a psychic: the inner-workings of mediumship

By Maddie Barron, Magazine Editor & Assistant Opinion Editor / October 26, 2022

Reverently resting in a box in Ali Deva’s apartment are her first set of tarot cards. These cards, bent and tattered from use, were bought by Deva in...

Street vendors in Salem.

Salem residents share perspectives on tourist crowds

By Anastasia Petridis and Sasha Zirin / October 26, 2022

Over half a million tourists visited Salem, MA this October according to NBC Boston—an increase of 15 percent compared to last year—leaving residents...

Inside the lodge.

The Masonic Temple of Boston opens its doors to the public

By Karenna Umscheid / October 26, 2022

The Masonic Temple of Boston, located on the corner of Boylston and Tremont Street, opened its mysterious doors to the public and held an open house on...

A grave.

The spooky and the sacred: gravestone art

By Gabel Strickland, Staff Writer / October 26, 2022

Nothing gets someone in the Halloween spirit quite like a visit to a graveyard, where even more haunting than the graves at your feet are the images etched...

Race participants begin their first lap around the Boston Common.

Move for MDS 5K raises awareness for rare blood cancer

By Chloe Els, Staff Writer / October 24, 2022

Dozens of runners and walkers circled the Boston Common for the annual Move for MDS 5K, hosted by MDS Foundation Inc. on Sunday. MDS, or Myelodysplastic...

A display Boston cream pie.

The Omni Parker House celebrates National Boston Cream Pie Day

By Ryan Forgosh, Staff Writer, News / October 24, 2022

The Omni Parker House—home of the original Boston cream pie—welcomed visitors for free slices of the famous cake in celebration of National Boston...

Local support for migrants at Joint Base Cape Cod continues

Local support for migrants at Joint Base Cape Cod continues

By Maeve Lawler, Kasteel Well Bureau Chief / October 19, 2022

The wave of community-based support in response to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ relocation of nearly 50 migrants from San Antonio, TX, to Martha’s...

Senators Warren and Markey demand MBTA safety improvements

Senators Warren and Markey demand MBTA safety improvements

By Maeve Lawler, Kasteel Well Bureau Chief / October 16, 2022

Massachusetts Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey held a hearing in Boston on Friday with MBTA officials to address riders’ ongoing safety...

Protesters march in front of Quincy Market.

Protesters demand statewide recognition of Indigenous People’s Day

By Parker Garlough and Margaux Jubin / October 12, 2022

On Saturday, Indigenous people and allies assembled to commemorate Indigenous People’s Day and call attention to the day’s lack of holiday status in...

Jasmin Borges (left), Stacey Borden (center), and Mallory Hanora (right).

PLS considers A Different Way Forward for women’s prisons

By Ethan Cotler, Staff Writer / October 11, 2022

Warning: This article mentions domestic violence and sexual assault. Prisoners' Legal Services of Massachusetts held a discussion on Friday about PLS...

Running for a cause: honoring the 10-year anniversary of the Boston Bombing

Running for a cause: honoring the 10-year anniversary of the Boston Bombing

By Nia Harmon, Podcast Editor / October 6, 2022

The bombing at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013 shocked the world. An event meant to bring people together ended as a day in peril,...

Moses Shumow was struck by a Commuter Rail train at the Beverly T stop. Jakob Menendez / Beacon Staff

Widow of late journalism professor files lawsuit against MBTA

By Adri Pray, Editor-in-Chief / October 5, 2022

The widow of late Emerson journalism professor Moses Shumow filed a lawsuit against the MBTA on Sept. 26 seeking damages for his death after he was struck...

Protester Saleh Riahi holds up a sign calling for the world to take action and support Iran.

Hundreds gather at State House to show support for Iranian uprisings

By Chloe Els, Staff Writer / October 5, 2022

Last Saturday, hundreds of people came together at the foot of the Massachusetts State House along the jagged line of the Freedom Trail to protest for...

Passengers on the Green Line.

MBTA’s Board of Directors addresses infrastructure issues in public meeting

By Ethan Cotler, Staff Writer / September 29, 2022

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Board of Directors held a virtual public meeting on Thursday—its first since late August—which covered...

Orange Line Chinatown station

Commuters disappointed with delays a week into the Orange Line’s reopening

By Maeve Lawler and Olivia LeDuc / September 29, 2022

In the week following the Orange Line's reopening after its 30-day shutdown, many Emerson students and Orange Line riders across Boston feel burdened by...

Green Line D branch shuts down, first of three closures

Green Line D branch shuts down, first of three closures

By Maeve Lawler, Kasteel Well Bureau Chief / September 26, 2022

The MBTA Green Line D branch closed on Sept. 24, commencing the first of three nine-day closures to allow for upgrades and maintenance. The temporary...

Trans flag waving in front of Boston Children’s Hospital.

Anti-trans protesters met with counter-protesters at Boston Children’s Hospital

By Maddie Barron and Chloe Els / September 21, 2022

Dozens of counter-protesters gathered outside of the Boston Children’s Hospital Sunday in response to the highly controversial visit of Canada-native...