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Foes rise against MBTA cutbacks

Proposals would end water routes

By Johanna Seltz

 |  Globe Correspondent  

  January 29, 2012

It’s no accident that after MBTA general manager Jonathan Davis rides the boat to Hingham this week, he’ll drive to Hull to catch the ferry back to Boston. Ferry advocates want him to see for himself just how long that drive is and reconsider his proposal to kill the commuter boat service. Meanwhile, organizers also worry about reductions in rail and bus services proposed by the cash-strapped agency.

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