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Section of Green Line B branch will close for 12 days in July to replace track, make repairs

A portion of the line will shut down for 12 days in July so crews can “fully replace” over 2,000 feet of track at the Packard’s Corner stop where a train derailed June 12, the T said Thursday.

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Section of Green Line B branch will close for 12 days in July to replace track, make repairs

A portion of the line will shut down for 12 days in July so crews can “fully replace” over 2,000 feet of track at the Packard’s Corner stop where a train derailed June 12, the T said Thursday.

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Education

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Simmons University in Boston considers cutting several liberal arts departments amid financial crisis

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