5 Things: Weather Cools Down, Bus Stop Controversy

The Japanese Culture Club at Tufts held a massive photo op, a panel discussion, and sent supportive letters to Japanese students to honor the one-year anniversary of the earthquake that triggered tragedy in Japan.

2. Foggy and Cooler: It was a good run, but its cooling back down. Highs today are expected to top out in the upper-40s, according to the National Weather Service. There's a 20 percent chance of rain tonight.

If the city decides to move or eliminate the MBTA bus stop near the intersection of High Street and Main Street in Medford Square, it won't be with the blessing of the MBTA. “We are not in favor of moving it,” Stacy Bester, MBTA bus stop manager, said to the City Council Tuesday.

In an open letter to MBTA riders, General Manager Jonathan Davis thanked riders for turning out in numbers to public hearings in the last two months and said the MBTA would use their comments to construct a new plan to address budget issues. But long-term solutions will include fare hikes and service cuts, he wrote.

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