— Booming Framingham? “New development firm launches first big apartment project west of Boston” (BBJ)

— The city has tackled zoning reforms. Now it needs to tackle this: “Cambridge ranks last among 500 US cities for project permitting red tape” (BBJ)

— Massachusetts is a surprising outlier when it comes to its consent laws: “Students Accused a Teacher of Sexual Abuse. Prosecutors Say They Can’t Charge Him” (NYT)

— Turkey & Stuffing and Creamed Corn Oreos?  “I ate Thanksgiving Oreos so you don’t have to, with the worst flavor I’ve ever had” (MassLive)

— At Hub Blog, we like angry centrism: “This rising House Democrat is a voice for the angry middle” (Washington Post)

— Right under their noses: “‘Cocaine bust tied to governor’s aide suggests well-oiled operation, experts say” (Boston Globe)

— It sounds like something out of a National Geographic documentary on lost ancient cities: “Taps run dry as water crisis forces Iran to consider evacuating its capital” (NBC News)

— Mayoral Higher Office Alert: “Michelle Wu’s trip to Canada was inescapably political as she played diplomat in Nova Scotia” (Boston Globe)

— It’s sick, but he’s not the first American titan whose wealth has exceeded huge swaths of the population: “Elon Musk is set to make more than every U.S. elementary teacher combined” (Washington Post)

— The sorrows of Fernald know no end: “He Died at a School for Disabled People. Decades Later, His Brother Sought Answers” (NYT)

— Speaking of the medical establishment’s past and present inadequate responses to the disabled: “Millions of Kids Are on ADHD Pills. For Many, It’s the Start of a Drug Cascade” (WSJ)

— I’ll admit it: I’m fascinated with all things SharkNinja: “SharkNinja partners with Boston University to launch AI and analytics lab” (BBJ)

— You don’t say: “How Crypto Could Trigger the Next Financial Crisis”