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Rusting beams beneath the Longfellow Bridge show lax upkeep by the state DCR.

State lags on upkeep of parks system

Many facilities suffer from cuts in funding, staff

By Stephanie Ebbert
Globe Staff / November 28, 2005

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More than two years after Governor Mitt Romney promised to create a ''world-class" parks system, advocates say many of the state's ice rinks, bridges, and pathways are crumbling and the newest head of the parks department acknowledges that he does not have the staff to correct the problems any time soon. (Full article: 1393 words)

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