Morning Updates: Green Line extension as much as $1 billion short
Good morning, Boston. The long-awaited Green Line extension could be even more long-awaited, a juror for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s trial speaks out, and the rest of the news you need to know today.
The Green Line extension gets a yellow light: “The frequently delayed Green Line extension into Somerville and Medford could cost as much as $1 billion more than the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s budget estimates, raising doubts about whether the project will be completed. MBTA officials on Monday revealed they may need between $700 million and $1 billion more — in addition to the current $1.99 billion price tag — to finish the project, which would create seven new stations and add about 4.7 miles of track to the trolley line.’’ (The Boston Globe)
The first Boston Marathon bombing juror speaks publicly: “[23-year-old Kevan] Fagan told WBUR that he may not have voted for the death penalty had he known that some bombing victims wanted Tsarnaev to get life in prison. He said he likely would have changed his vote had he been aware of opposition to the death penalty by the parents of 8-year-old Martin Richard, the youngest victim killed in the bombing. … He is co-authoring a book about his experience titled Juror 83, The Tsarnaev Trial, 34 Days That Changed Me.’’ (WBUR)
Potential witness to Aaron Hernandez’s second murder trial is given immunity: “A onetime friend of Aaron Hernandez who investigators believe was with the former NFL star when he allegedly killed two men in Boston in 2012 has received immunity from the Suffolk County prosecutors who will try the case, according to a court filing.’’ (The Boston Globe)
Former Liz Warren supporters aren’t lining up for Joe Biden: “Unlike Warren or Bernie Sanders, the Vermont progressive who’s assumed the support of many Warren backers, Biden is a pillar of the Democratic establishment, vice president in an administration that many progressives consider too centrist. That puts him in roughly the same position as Hillary Clinton: liberal on many issues, but a traditional party loyalist at the end of the day.’’ (Politico)
Lettuce forget this bad vegetable: “There’s one food, though, that has almost nothing going for it. It occupies precious crop acreage, requires fossil fuels to be shipped, refrigerated, around the world, and adds nothing but crunch to the plate. … Lettuce is a vehicle to transport refrigerated water from farm to table.’’ (The Washington Post)
The Goodbye: Everyday foods that are banned everywhere but the U.S.
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