Surveillance cameras coming to Partridge Island boardwalk

May 28, 2015

THE CHARRED remains of a wooden post that supported the observation tower overlooking Reedy Meadow is a visual reminder of the intensity of the May 6 brush fire that destroyed 65 acres of marsh. Fire officials suspect the five-alarm blaze originated at the tower, which provided exceptional views of the 540-acre marshland and the rare migratory birds that nest there. (Maureen Doherty Photo) — THE CHARRED remains of a wooden post that supported the observation tower overlooking Reedy Meadow is a visual reminder of the intensity of the May 6 brush fire that destroyed 65 acres of marsh. Fire officials suspect the five-alarm blaze originated at the tower, which provided exceptional views of the 540-acre marshland and the rare

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