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Top 5 Stories of the Week

Here are the top 5 stories of the week.

This week brought new traffic lights, found on city streets, a possible bump in taxi fares and MBTA General Manager Richard Davey to the train station.

Here are the top 5 stories of the week. Catch up before we start another week's worth of news.

  • -- Richard Davey made a stop in the city Thursday morning to mingle with commuters and talk about the parking garage currently in the design phase.
  • -- City officials are starting to come up with a plan that would change the rate on some downtown meters and push people to park in the parking garages.
  • -- The Red Sox are not doing so well, but locals are not too worried...Yet. Check out the video to know how Red Sox Nation in Salem feels.
  • -- If you haven't noticed, new traffic lights have been installed at Derby and Congress streets.
  • -- Fares could soon change in the city. A committee is being formed to look at the current rates. 

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