Also in today's Globe West

REGION

Globe West's reporters have fanned out across the region to bring you a variety of interesting and compelling stories today, including:

Bureau Chief Erica Noonan's report about how the town of Wellesley is mulling a jump into the fight to shift political power and transportation funds toward the suburbs;

Staff writer Megan Woolhouse's story on parking angst at Newton North High School being caused by the construction project that will create a $154 million educational showplace;

Correspondent John Dyer's report about innovative design features in the new $20 million Department of Youth Services lockup for girls in Westborough, and;

Arts correspondent Denise Taylor's story about Helena Leet-Pellegrini, a 70-year-old storyteller from Wayland who is performing in "The Luigi Code," a one-woman show about growing up with an Italian anarchist grandfather.