BOSTON – A helicopter equipped with radiation-sensing technology will make several low passes over the 26.2-mile Boston Marathon route later this week to measure naturally occurring background radiation ahead of the 120th annual race next week.
Between Tuesday and Friday, the National Nuclear Security Administration will use the chopper to measure background levels along the route and slightly beyond, flying a twin-engine Bell 412 helicopter in a grid pattern at about 150 feet above the ground at speeds of about 80 miles an hour, the agency said.
BOSTON – Ending nearly a decade of giving Boston the cold shoulder, Verizon Communications said Tuesday it will invest as much as $300 million to install the fiber-optic cables needed to offer its FiOS communications services to city residents, businesses and other institutions.
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh hailed the agreement, saying it will help to spur economic development and innovation in the city. "Boston is moving faster than our current infrastructure can support, and a modern fiber-optic communications platform will make us a next-level city," Walsh said in a statement.
