Week in Review: Security Measures Announced for July 4

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What's Banned at the Pops Fourth of July Show

The 40th year of the Boston Pops Firework Spectacular will be marked with an increase in security patrol, video surveillance and bag searches. 

"Open air celebrations are always a concern around the country especially after 9/11," Massachusetts State Police Colonel Timothy Alben said. "With recent events here, it gave us cause to look at [past security protocol] more intensely."

See Beacon Hill's Special Election Results

Voters on Beacon Hill went to the polls on Tuesday for the special election that saw Congressman Edward Markey (D-Malden) beat businessman and former U.S. Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez (R-Cohasset).

Markey won Beacon Hill big over Gomez and third party candidate Richard Heos of Woburn of the Twelve Visions Party. In Boston overall, unofficial totals had Markey taking 76 percent of the vote to Gomez's 23 percent and Heos getting under 1 percent.

Public Garden Ranked in Top 10 U.S. Parks by TripAdvisor

Readers of the website TripAdvisor have ranked the Boston Public Garden the 7th-best public park in the nation, according to a Thursday release from the city.