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☀️ ⛈️ Mostly sunny, with a chance of thunderstorms and a high of 85. Good Morning Boston, Congrats to the Knicks on winning another NBA championship after 53 years! Us Bostonians know the euphoria of clinching a title after a long dry spell. But does this victory count as breaking a curse? Where does it rank in sports history? Don't worry; according to The New York Times, Boston still beats NYC on that record. Now, let's get to the news: Getting tapped in: The fight to halt construction of a bus lane in the center of Boston's Blue Hill Avenue is escalating to the feds. After years of imploring Mayor Michelle Wu's administration, opponents of the city's approved redesign of Blue Hill Avenue are calling upon the Trump administration to pull $80 million in funding from the $162 million project (which has been stalled for some time now ). The controversial center bus lane would run from Mattapan Square to Grove Hall in Dorchester, a route that serves 37,000 bus riders. City officials say the revamp is necessary for Blue Hill Avenue, which is notoriously "chaotic" due to double-parking, traffic congestion and dangerous intersections. But some community members think the change would do more harm than good. Why? Some residents have been critical of the Blue Hill Avenue redesign long before it received funding in February 2026. WBUR's Eve Zuckoff reports a group made up of a dozen business owners and residents is worried the bus lane may hurt the area's small businesses and those who shop at them. In a written appeal to U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy, the group is also concerned they have not been able to get a meeting with the mayor. "The Black community in Boston has been forced to appeal to the Trump administration for relief from the Wu administration," said Dianne Wilkerson, a former state senator and signatory. "We recognize how extraordinary this is. But this is where we are." She added the federal government has confirmed the letter has been received. The other side of the coin: Reggie Ramos, executive director of Transportation for Massachusetts, told WBUR's Andrea Perdomo-Hernandez she disagrees with the call to cut funding for the redesign. "The funding is there. What are we waiting for? People are dying in that corridor. And having letters sent to the federal government that is not representative of safety of the residents and is quite concerning," Ramos said. "Really, this takes us several steps backwards and that's not what the residents deserve." So, what's Wu saying? There has been no direct response from the mayor's office. But in a statement, a spokesperson for the city said Boston is "working closely with community leaders, residents and the MBTA to deploy federally-awarded funds to make much-needed improvements to Blue Hill Avenue, beautify the roadway, speed up commutes and expand opportunities for small businesses along the corridor." 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Pursuit in Middleborough ends with people in custody, police say

State police referred questions about further information to Middleborough police, which NBC10 Boston has reached out to.

By Asher Klein • Published June 14, 2026

People were taken into custody after a police chase in Middleborough on Sunday morning, Massachusetts State Police said.

Middleborough police had reported the pursuit about 10 a.m. and ultimately took the people in the vehicle into custody roughly 12 minutes later, according to state police.

A state police trooper placed a tracker on the vehicle while it was heading east on Route 44, the agency said, and it later stopped on Route 105.

State police referred questions about further information to Middleborough police, which NBC10 Boston has reached out to.

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High-speed chase ends in Middleboro with two arrests

 Sandy Quadros Bowles 

editor@nemasketweek.com 

Jun 14, 2026

An infant was removed from a car that was the subject of a motor vehicle pursuit that ended in Middleboro. Photos by David Curran

MIDDLEBORO -- Two people were arrested Sunday following a high-speed chase through multiple towns that ended in Middleboro.

An infant was reportedly in the car. 

To end the chase, police used“stop sticks’’ which are placed on the roadway to deflate tires. The chase ended at about 10 a.m in the area of 547 Plymouth St.

No further information was available because the incident was domestic in nature.

                                               Police and rescue were on scene.

                                               A vehicle involved was towed.

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