Boston

Gates are closed, doors are locked and passengers are being directed to shuttle buses instead of train platforms. The MBTA's 30-day shutdown of the Orange Line began Friday night. Officials say they can squeeze work that would have…

BOSTON (AP) — Boston’s buttoned-up South Station doesn’t typically conjure images of fold-up beach chairs, straw hats and rolling Yeti coolers. But on weekend mornings during the summer, that is what you’ll see. Instead of frenzied…