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Italian Flag Colors Were Removed From a Street. Residents Rebelled.
Newton, Mass., replaced a street’s red, white and green centerline with standard yellow stripes, citing traffic safety ...
Locals turn tables on Mass. city after they scrub Italian colors from street after almost a century
They came from Italy. They came here and they felt at home, this was their home. And now they’ve taken this away, they’re ...
Residents paint over new yellow street lines in Newton as Italian festival begins
Newton's annual Italian heritage festival begins amid a heated debate over street markings, as residents repaint traditional ...
Newton mayor defends yellow line decision ahead of Italian festival: ‘We missed the mark in communicating’
Newton mayor defends decision for yellow lines ahead of Italian festival: ‘We missed the mark in communicating’ ...
Murphy: Newton mayor yellow on street lines
On June 26, late at night under cover of darkness and without warning, Newton Mayor Ruthanne Fuller ordered city workers to ...
Police intend to charge man who allegedly repainted Italian flag street lines
The alleged vandalism came after fierce backlash to the mayor’s unannounced decision to paint over the lines in late June.
Newton mayor goes over the (painted) double line
Newton isn’t the only place in Massachusetts that has — or had — decorative street lines. Instead of the same parallel yellow ...
‘Slap in the face’: Newton paints over Italian flag traffic stripes weeks before annual festival
The mayor said the tricolor center line was repainted yellow for traffic safety. The community called it "a slap in the face." The post ‘Slap in the face’: Newton paints over Italian flag traffic ...
North Tonawanda debuts new city flag
If you look around North Tonawanda, you might see a new flag flying in some important spots. The City of North Tonawanda debuted its new official flag this week. It was designed by native freelance ...