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  ❤️ Donate Monday, August 10, 2026 ☀️ Mostly sunny, with a high of 91. Good Morning Boston, Here's a heads up for commuters: August's big Green Line closure began on Saturday. From now through Aug. 16, there will be no train service between North Station and Kenmore (that's all of the underground stops) or from Kenmore to Heath Street (on the E branch), Cleveland Circle (on the C branch) or Babcock Street (on the B branch). Plan accordingly! Now, let's get to the news: Undercover history: What is likely one of the oldest gravestones for a free Black person in the country was rediscovered at Boston's Granary Burying Ground. According to the city's Department of Parks and Recreation last week, historians uncovered the gravestone of Sebastian — a formerly enslaved man — dating back to 1728 or 1729 during an ongoing conservation project. And because few Black people were memorialized before slavery was abolished, "this gravestone is exceedingly rare," ...

  ❤️ Donate Wednesday, August 5, 2026 ☀️ Mostly sunny, with a high of 89. Good Morning Boston, It's Wednesday. Bluebikes is offering a $15 credit for National Wellness Month this week — and those free rides could soon come in handy (just enter BCBSMAWELLNESS in the rewards section of their app): HE ISN'T CALLED SLOW ZONE SHORTSLEEVE FOR NO REASON! Back on track: We just got over a brutal 10-day partial shutdown on the Red Line . And yet, the start of a massive, nine-day Green Line closure is staring us down this Saturday. And that's followed shortly after by an 11-day suspension of half the Orange Line to close out August. What is this, 2024 all over again?   Not so, says Phil Eng. WBUR's Tiziana Dearing spoke to the MBTA general manager (and yes, also still-interim transportation secretary) about why so much of the T has been out of service lately. Why are these still happening? Eng says it's about "efficiency." During the 2024 track repair campaign...