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MBTA cuts, hikes decried as major setback

By Jaclyn Reiss

 |  Globe Correspondent  

  February 19, 2012

MBTA officials felt no love in Framingham last night as local residents, state legislators, and advocacy groups tore apart both proposed scenarios raising fares and cutting services to save the organization from a projected $161 million deficit next fiscal year. Approximately 100 people filled Framingham Town Hall on Valentine’s Day to rail against the proposals, both of which eliminate weekend commuter rail service and stop commuter trains after 10 p.m. on weekdays.

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