http://dailydustup.com/blog All Massachusetts. All the Time. Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:21:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Riders on the inbound side of the MBTA's Green Line were a bit rattled this morning when a train ran into another one at the Boylston Street T-Stop. The Boston Herald has the quick details: The trolleys crashed at about 9 a.m. today, said MBTA Police Lt. Stephen Salisbury. Riders were bussed ... http://dailydustup.com/blog/2008/11/14/why-be-surprised-mbta-has-another-train-collision/ Direct Air is the most recent commercial airline to take a stab at making money by servicing passengers at Worcester Regional Airport. Flights to Punta Gorda and Orlando, FL are slated to start in a matter of days. However, the president of Direct Air, Ed Warneck, told the Worcester Telegram & ... http://dailydustup.com/blog/2008/11/14/worcester-airport-gets-commercial-flights-to-myrtle-beach-sc/ In 2001, the US Department of Defense agreed to use 40,000 hours of hotel room nights each year at the Southbridge Hotel and Conference center. The lease lasts for twenty years, leaving thirteen more to go. The problem is half the rooms under lease aren't being used. But we're still paying ... http://dailydustup.com/blog/2008/11/14/youre-paying-for-40000-hotel-nights-a-year-in-southbridge/ Maybe the people building new retail centers know something we don't. Maybe they know that by the time their construction projects are finished, the economy will be turning around just in time to help fill the business space. Let's take the Legacy Place in Dedham. According to WBZ-TV: Legacy Place in Dedham, ... http://dailydustup.com/blog/2008/11/14/retail-centers-still-being-constructed-in-ma/ The Boston Globe is in such dire financial shape, it was reportedly losing $1,000,000 per week over the summer, prior to another round of cost-cutting measures. The Boston Business Journal did extensive reporting to come to that conclusion. The news is particularly tough because Globe parent, New York Times Company, is ... http://dailydustup.com/blog/2008/11/14/boston-globe-losing-1000000-per-week/ The Moheghan Tribe, owner of Moheghan Sun resort and casino, has decided to lease property in Palmer to have a head-start on the competition should the state decide to legalize casino gaming. According to reporting done by the Associated Press, The Mohegan Tribe announced today it has signed a 50-year lease on ... http://dailydustup.com/blog/2008/11/14/moheghan-tribe-zeroes-in-on-palmer/ He has served as a state legislature, served in the US Congress and most recently chaired the state's GOP. But Peter Torkildsen has announced he won't be seeking another term. The Salem News explains, "I will complete my term," he said by phone yesterday. "I just won't run for another term." His decision ... http://dailydustup.com/blog/2008/11/13/torkildsen-to-step-down-as-state-gop-chair/ Desperate to increase revenue to offset billions in mounting debt, the MBTA decided the best course of action is to target a growing base: the daily commuter who relies on their various parking lots. According to the Boston Globe, The MBTA says it is raising the parking rates at area commuter rail ... http://dailydustup.com/blog/2008/11/13/revolt-mbta-commuters-ticked-off-by-parking-lot-hike/ If you have driven eastbound on the Massachusetts Turnpike, along the extension between the Route 128-tolls and the Ted Williams Tunnel, chances are you have seen (or been distracted or blinded by) a giant digital mural on the side of the new WGBH-TV/Radio studios in Brighton. The mural has been turned ... http://dailydustup.com/blog/2008/11/13/wgbh-sues-over-digital-mural/ Boston has its own virtual time machine, and it is in the form of real estate prices. Because of the rotten real estate market, home prices in the Boston-metro area have fallen to their lowest levels since 2003. The Boston Business Journal reports: The average home was worth $405,849 in the second ... http://dailydustup.com/blog/2008/11/13/boston-area-home-prices-retreat-to-03-levels/