The Massachusetts Department of Transportation announced the winners of its fourth annual "Name a Snowplow" contest on Dec. 19, 2025, unveiling 12 clever names for plows that will be in service during the 2025-2026 winter season. The statewide competition invites elementary and middle school students to dream up creative names for the agency's fleet, drawing entries from public school classrooms across the Commonwealth.
Off Beat After initially evading capture, the dog eventually hopped into a waiting police cruiser. A dog made a break down the Ted Williams Tunnel Thursday morning and was promptly scooped up by State Police, according to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. MassDOT surveillance video shows the black-and-white pooch trotting toward oncoming vehicles before a State Police trooper brings traffic to a standstill to launch a rescue.