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Revitalizing local democracy through charter reform By William C. Shelton Last Thursday the Charter Review Committee conducted its first meeting. Its purpose is to design a new governing document – a new government, really – that will enable the City to be responsive to residents and to effectively meet the challenges of this historical moment. Such an effort is overdue by over a century. Our current charter dates to 1899. It mandates two Fence Viewers, a Wood and Bark Measurer, and a Grain Weigher. It also invests overwhelming authority to govern in the mayor. Just twelve years after the...

Some Orange Line riders face three weeks on shuttle buses following derailment By John R. Ellement and Charlie McKenna Globe Staff and Globe Correspondent,Updated March 17, 2021, 8:30 a.m. Email to a Friend MBTA officials were inspecting the derailed Orange Line train outside Wellington Station.Matthew J Lee/Globe staff Some Orange Line riders instead traveled Wednesday on shuttle buses, a change in routine they will face for the next three weeks while the MBTA repairs derailment damage and assesses, once again, the safety of its new generation of subway cars. A six-car train carrying 100 pa...

Woburn Company’s Mobile Units Helping Bring Flexibility To Healthcare, Retail Industries CBS Boston 2/22/2021 Syndicated Local – CBS Boston BOSTON (CBS) – A Massachusetts company is working to change retail and give businesses more options. Now they’re turning their attention to health care amid the COVID pandemic. In a small warehouse in Woburn, Joel Kamm is busy building what looks like tiny home. But as the name Flexetail suggests, they are putting the flexibility in retail. “We felt that the system that was in place for brick and mortar retail had to change,”...

BioMed Realty plans to build 1.3 million square feet of labs and offices in Somerville.

Slurp Some of Boston’s Best Ramen This Winter Thrillist 12/29/2020 Nolan Gawron and Meaghan Agnew © Ruckus Boston Comfort fare sounds pretty damn fine right about now, doesn’t it? And there’s nothing more comforting than a steaming bowl of slurp-worthy, belly-warming ramen. While instant-noodle packets like Maruchan and Top Ramen have their place—we certainly indulged in 2020—you can find far tastier takes on the popular Asian noodle bowl all over town. Every region of Japan has their own take on the dish, and most of them are available in noodle nooks around the...