Algonquin, Neary students earn extra credit

The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority has scheduled four public hearings, including one in Framingham, about the proposed toll increases voted last week by the Pike Board.

Superintendent Charles Gobron Wednesday night unveiled the figures for the School Committee's proposed compromise on how to split state reimbursement money between Northborough and Southborough.

A bipartisan group of 36 state lawmakers is backing legislation to freeze toll increases, just days after the Mass. Turnpike Authority board voted to nearly double the cost of commuting on the east end of the Pike.

With credit-rating agencies bearing down, the ever-present Big Dig debt looming, and local commuters crying foul, the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority Board recommended increases in toll fees last week.