Nine-day Green Line shutdown planned for signal work

From Boston News

• Council panel weighs school HVAC, digital equity grants. Boston's Committee on City Services, chaired by Edward M. Flynn, took up three funding dockets, including donated school HVAC mini-splits, after Councilor Miniard Culpepper linked the units to last summer's heat complaints, ahead of a full Council vote Flynn said is planned for Wednesday.Boston News
• Council weighs ban on synthetic kratom, 7-OH. Boston councilors heard dueling testimony on Docket 1414, which would ban synthetic 7-hydroxymitragynine while allowing regulated natural kratom leaf sales to adults 21 and older, as dozens of speakers, including grieving parents on opposing sides, pushed councilors toward starkly different outcomes.Boston News

Today in Boston

• MBTA plans nine-day Green Line shutdown. The MBTA will suspend Green Line service on portions of all four branches for nine days for another round of signal work, Boston Patch reports, warning riders of a fresh commuting disruption.Boston Patch
• Healey suspends 24-cent gas tax for two months. Gov. Maura Healey ordered a two-month suspension of the state's 24-cent gas tax, Boston Patch reports, following weeks of pressure from Republican challenger Mike Minogue to do the same.Boston Patch
• Health Commission, UMass Boston launch training partnership. The Boston Public Health Commission announced a new partnership with UMass Boston to give students hands-on training, the city said, expanding the commission's roster of academic collaborations.Boston Public Health Commission
• Bruins make eight camp roster cuts. The Boston Bruins assigned eight players to Providence during training camp trims, 98.5 The Sports Hub reports, as the roster begins taking shape ahead of the season.98.5 The Sports Hub

Coming up

• Tomorrow: Council panel hears PILOT agreements docket. Boston's City Council Committee on PILOT Agreements, Institutional, and Intergovernmental Relations holds a hearing on Docket #1338 on Sept. 22, according to the city's public calendar.City of Boston
• Tomorrow: Council education committee hearing set. The City Council Committee on Education holds a hearing on Docket #0406 on Sept. 22, per the city's public events calendar.City of Boston
• Tomorrow: Housing Authority monitoring committee meets. The Boston Housing Authority Monitoring Committee convenes Sept. 22, according to the city's public calendar, as part of its ongoing oversight of the authority.City of Boston
• Tomorrow: Boston Landmarks Commission holds regular meeting. The Boston Landmarks Commission holds its regular meeting Sept. 22, according to the city's public calendar.City of Boston
• Tomorrow: Seminar tackles grad school loan caps. Professor Sunand Bhattacharya leads a free Youth Policy Seminar on graduate school loan caps and Boston's education and workforce pipeline on Sept. 22, according to the city's calendar.City of Boston

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