December 14, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer
Selectman Joseph Fisher reports to the Hingham Anchor that the MBTA Fiscal and Management Control Board took a formal vote on proposed service cuts late this afternoon as follows:
* The Hingham-Hull ferry will be maintained but at reduced levels of service (details not yet worked out). Direct ferry service between Hingham and Boston will be entirely suspended. These service changes will go into effect by late January 2021.
* The Greenbush commuter train will run weekdays until 9 p.m., at a reduced frequency -- with an emphasis on peak runs -- with the elimination of weekend service starting in March 2021. In addition, the commuter rail will run at a reduced winter schedule starting in late January 2021.
* The 714 bus service that runs between Pemberton Point, Hull, and Station Street, Hingham will be maintained. Service levels will be reduced starting next March.
"Further, the Board voted to revisit ridership by March 15, 2021 to consider whether service levels could be restored," Fisher said.
"To be clear," Sen. Patrick O'Connor said in a Facebook post, "the overwhelming feedback from those on the South Shore had a direct impact on the adjustments made by the MBTA Fiscal and Management Control Board. Thank you to those who spoke up and to the MBTA's FMCB for listening to us."
Hull should be concerned with not harassing women, like me, not a boat! Sick people run this town along with Hingham and Weymouth
Is the commute boat between Hingham and Boston going to be restored for Summer 2021? I know those runs, especially n weekends is profitable.
Come on MBTA, give us a little service!!