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Jamaica Plain Cleans Up in the Aftermath of Irene

In the calm after the storm, life is returning to normal.

Fortunately spared from the worst of Irene’s wrath, Jamaica Plain residents, government agencies and utility crews were busy today picking up after yesterday’s damage.

In the calm following the storm, chainsaws and wood chippers noisily buzzed from the Pond to Parkside as workers cleared the many felled trees, and residents swept away debris. On Pond Street, police stood guard at the M.M. Collins Apartments where a tree struck the building’s roof.

“We were lucky,” said resident Carmen Mejia. “At least no one was hurt.”

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