Also in today's Globe West

REGION

Globe West's reporters and correspondents bring you a wide variety of interesting stories from the region today, including:

Staff writer Stephanie Siek's story about how Waltham Mayor Jeanette McCarthy is seeking greater authority from the City Council to control the process for naming a new police chief;

Correspondent John Dyer's story about how the rail trail along the Assabet River has been an even greater success that the officials who support it had hoped;

Correspondent Kristen Green's report about how an elite gym in Sudbury was recently transformed into a small piece of Hollywood, and;

Correspondent Lisa Keen's update on development plans for a key disputed parcel in Wellesley.

For a complete list of links to all this week's Globe West stories, check out the section online.