The newly restored three-family home at 72 Belmont St. in Fall River, commonly known as the Chauncey Sears House, has lost its dilapidated barn and historic gardens on the lot’s northern property line, and now a new single-family home will be joining it on a “plentiful” southerly lot.

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority will try to generate interest in the new South Coast Rail service by offering free weekend rides to begin.

Officials pitched the five weeks of free weekend service as a way to attract riders to the new offering, which they described as the first commuter rail service in the region in 65 years.

If you see an MBTA train at a station near you with a conductor opening the doors, don’t be alarmed — and don’t hop on. Here's what's happening.

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) announced that free parking and free weekend rides will be offered through April for the new Fall River/New Bedford Line, which is set to open to the public on March 24.

The $1 billion South Coast Rail project will return passenger train service to the area for the first time in 65 years.

Massachusetts Governor Healey and MBTA offer free weekend train rides and parking on South Coast Rail through April.

Governor Maura Healey and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) announced on Wednesday that weekend service and parking will be free for all weekends between March 29 to April 27 along the Fall River and New Bedford lines.