INFRASTRUCTURE

Transportation officials in Massachusetts say a new $130 million federal grant is an infusion of funds for the evolving West-East passenger rail project, which officials say will connect Springfield to Boston by 2030.

An examination of how physical and civic strains, from care and rehab bed shortages to old water pipes, shape Massachusetts capacity for growth.

Earlier this month an organized criminal group managed to hack into the school district computer system in Springfield, Massachusetts. The incident is still under investigation. But the school district is not alone in its vulnerability. Cyber attacks are an increasingly widespread problem for public schools.

Schools in Springfield, Massachusetts, remain closed through the week, as the city continues an investigation into an apparent widespread cyberattack on the district's computer system that began sometime before Labor Day.

Advocates have been asking for a new school for decades — citing multiple problems with the building, including flooding in the basement and a public walkway on its lower level.

Drivers in Springfield and across western Massachusetts are feeling the effects of a cold and icy winter on city and town roads.

Today on The Rundown, we discuss a projected yearly loss for Baystate Health following a Trump administration policy bill, how Pittsfield is supporting residents with housing, recommendations to tear down the Route 2 overpass in North Adams, and much more!

The Massachusetts legislature continues to focus on balancing revenues destabilized by federal policy changes from the Federal tax and spending bill passed in July.

Municipalities report out that rising costs, revenue-raising restrictions, and sluggish state aid are squeezing local government budgets.

Springfield city officials say a nearly two-year long survey of parts of Riverside Road has ruled out many possible culprits to frequent sinkholes.