A year ago, the MBTA had nearly 200 slow zones, spots where aging infrastructure kept trains from running at their top speed.

Residents of this seaside village who have a beef with the state’s MBTA Communities Act have been waiting for court decisions on legality of the zoning law.

MBTA transit officials are looking for a person who was seen running toward a T-fare entrance at Ruggles station in Roxbury and crashing through its gates. The incident, which happened on Nov. 23 and ...