— Photos by Bobbie Toner
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Today, Somerville and Cambridge celebrated the opening of the Union Square station in Somerville and a new Lechmere station in Cambridge. Current and former federal, state, and city elected officials, along with MBTA officials, both former and current, local groups, residents and activists, as well as the hardworking GLX workers, took part in celebrating the long-awaited opening. Many shared their stories of the ups and downs along the way and congratulated everyone that played a part throughout the project’s decades-long journey.