MBTA eyes shutdown of late-night service next year

BOSTON – Late-night bus and subway service likely will be ended early next year, as members of the Fiscal and Management Control Board look for ways to cut costs at the deficit-ridden Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
The $14-per-passenger cost was a chief reason cited for curtailing the service by members of the oversight panel. A solid majority of the control board agreed with chairman Joseph Aiello that there should be a "discontinuance." The service provided a way for weekend theater, concert, restaurant and bar goers to get home or to a hotel or their cars after a night on the town.