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50 Cars 'Circling' Chestnut Hill Mall Draws Heavy Police Response
Police descended on the Chestnut Hill mall after reports drivers from out of state appeared as if they were going to loot the building.

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Police descended on the Chestnut Hill mall after reports drivers from out of state appeared as if they were going to loot the building.

Restaurants, too, will be able to use the extra space for outdoor dining.
"There hasn't been much work coming in the last month or so," said Michael DeJulio. "It was half of what we did in the past."
In early May the Waltham-based aerospace and defense company said the coronavirus pandemic had impacted business.
The city's symptom onset graph shows few new cases in the past month and a bell curve since the peak in mid-April.
Waltham Police Chief Keith MacPherson said the department has training in place to ensure what happened in MN does not happen here.
The Newton South junior said she created it as a resource for those wanting to demand justice from law enforcement in Minneapolis.
It turned out that a report of a stolen car, a hit-and-run, the ramming of two cars and a police chase were all connected.
Westford Resident Olivia Hunker Awarded Worcester Polytechnic Institute's Salisbury Prize for 2020
Ann affiliate of Massachusetts General Hospital and Boston Medical Center has opened its Charlestown COVID-19 testing.
Congratulations to Brookline High's Sophia E. Nigrovic, who listed her probable career field as medicine.
Thousands rallied in Boston Tuesday evening as part of growing protests against police treatment of African Americans.
Tuesday Heath educators lined up chairs on the sidewalk with the names of the teachers who received pink slips last week.
On June 11, the League of Women Voters are holding a virtual pre-Town Meeting event.
Heart Pond and Freeman Lake beaches in Chelmsford are closed "until further notice," thanks to people not following state guidelines.
Crews are working to clear trees clearing and earth removal as they prepare for construction on the exit 27A on and off-ramps.
A group of about 20 people stood with signs on the Waltham Common on Sunday to support the Black Lives Matter movement.
Dozens of people showed up at Newton City Hall Sunday to protest police brutality and the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
All three organizations have been involved in helping to ensure people in Waltham impacted by the virus have food on the table.
The aftermath of Boston's looting and violence left city workers cleaning up graffiti from monuments, buildings and road signs.