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As rats invade, Back Bay residents recoil

Surge in sightings follows sewer work

John Boucher lowered rat poison down a manhole yesterday on Beacon Hill, near the Back Bay.
By Matt Viser
Globe Staff / September 15, 2006

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A man walking his poodle near the Public Garden detects his dog acting strangely and looks down to discover it has snatched up a rat in its jaws. Down the block, a couple on an evening stroll among the shops and sidewalk bistros on Newbury Street encounter several of the gray rodents congregating under a bush. Michael Ross, the district ... (Full article: 942 words)

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