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Fireworks Calls Up 2300 Percent in Boston

Fireworks Calls Up 2300 Percent in Boston

Matthew McDonald

Police in Boston got more than 2,300 percent more calls complaining about fireworks in May 2020 than they got in May 2019.

The police department fielded 656 calls last month, as opposed to 27 in May 2019 – an increase of 2,330 percent.

Massachusetts Sneaks Bar Reopening Back To Phase 4
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Massachusetts Sneaks Bar Reopening Back To Phase 4

Tom Joyce

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker quietly shifted one part of the state's reopening plan without any announcement.

The new plan is that bars will not be able to reopen until Phase 4 of the plan even though the state's reopening plan announced May 18 stated that they would reopen in Phase 3.

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