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ARLINGTON, BELMONT

Alewife cleanup stirs hope

Step toward cure for local flooding

By Christina Pazzanese
Globe Correspondent / July 23, 2009

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As the state plans to build a boardwalk and recreational path through the Alewife Brook Reservation next year, long-ignored demands that officials address flooding problems and possible contamination from decades of sewage overflows and illegal dumping are finally being heard. (Full article: 847 words)

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