🌱 How did West Concord’s new Junction Park sculpture get damaged so fast?

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• How did West Concord's new Junction Park sculpture get damaged so fast?

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📰 News we're reading

• Vandalism or accident? Junction Park sculpture damaged days after installation (concordbridge.org) — A new public art sculpture in West Concord's Junction Park was damaged just days after installation, with two small wooden birds torn off and police now investigating. Local cultural leaders suspect rough play rather than malicious vandalism and are already planning repairs, funded from an existing budget, while reaffirming their commitment to bringing more public art to West Concord.
   

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Sunday September 20
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