Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said the city will spend another $1 million in federal funds to extend a fare-free MBTA bus pilot for three more months.

Wu said Friday that the city will use its remaining American Rescue Plan Act dollars, at a rate of $340,000 per month, to extend the fare-free pilot program for MBTA bus routes 23, 28 and 29, through the end of June.

Based on that monthly reimbursement rate to the MBTA, the program has cost the city about $17.34 million in ARPA funds to waive fares for riders on bus routes that serve Dorchester, Mattapan and Roxbury since it was launched in March 2022.

Initially envisioned as a two-year pilot, the Wu administration extended the program for two years in February 2024, and now for another three months ahead of its anticipated expiration at the end of this month.

The City of Boston is in talks with the MBTA about how to keep the fare-free bus program in place for the long-term, the mayor’s office said.

“Fare-free bus service helps families, workers, and businesses, and also makes bus service faster and more reliable,” Wu said in a statement. “We are extending this program through June, as we look to work with the MBTA to keep this going.”

When the Celtics visited Golden State last January, they won by 40. Through three quarters, their latest visit was similarly one-sided.

Boston led by 29 with less than 12 minutes remaining Thursday night — then needed to survive a furious Warriors comeback to secure a 121-110 victory at the Chase Center in both teams’ first game back from the NBA All-Star break.

“At the end of the day, coming off the break, I thought our guys had great attention to detail, had a great purpose to what we did,” Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla told reporters in his postgame news conference. “And then in the last 10 1/2 minutes, Golden State took it to a different level. We were forced to be poised. We were forced to have to make plays. We were forced to have to make shots and get stops.”

Jaylen Brown, fresh off the first All-Star start of his career, was the Celtics’ top playmaker in the win, notching 23 points, 15 rebounds and a career-high 13 assists in his third triple-double of the season.

Payton Pritchard added a game-high 26 points, including eight of the 19 that Boston scored during its white-knuckle fourth quarter. Pritchard, who’s topped 20 points five times in six games since being shifted from starter to sixth man, hit six 3-pointers while tallying seven assists and six boards.

In our “Why I’m Running” series, Boston Marathon athletes share what’s inspiring them to make the 26.2-mile trek from Hopkinton to Boston. Looking for more race day content? Sign up for Boston.com’s pop-up Boston Marathon newsletter.

Name: Juliana Hermenegildo
Age: 36
From: Rehoboth

I am running the 2026 Boston Marathon with the Miles for Miracles team to raise money for the children and families at Boston Children’s Hospital. My son Tiago had open-heart surgery on Nov. 15, 2024, at the age of 17 months to correct a rare heart defect. Not only were the doctors, nurses, and technicians incredibly skilled, but they were patient and compassionate with our whole family. His surgical team was able to implant a patch in his heart, and Tiago was discharged with no restrictions. Amazingly, he is a completely healthy, happy, toddler now, and I am forever grateful to BCH.

Running this year will also be meaningful to me on a personal level. I last ran the Boston Marathon in 2013, and I was very close to the finish line when the bombs went off. I got swept up in the ensuing chaos and panic, and I ended up wandering the streets of Boston in my race singlet for hours. I suffered PTSD and was unable to run for months. Since then, I have been searching for a way to run the Boston Marathon again, but it was not until my son’s experience at BCH that I felt driven to raise money for a cause that is so meaningful.

Running the Boston Marathon this year as part of the Miles for Miracles Team is my way to heal from my own trauma, and honor and support my son and the many brave little warriors at BCH.

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