A group in Newton, Massachusetts attempted to block city workers from removing painted lines on the street that serve as a tribute to Italian heritage. This is the second time officials have removed the green, white and red colors at the center of Adams Street this summer.
Holding an Italian flag Wednesday morning, a group of Newton residents stood in the middle of Adams Street protesting the imminent removal of the lines.
“When all of this started it just raised my hackles,” Elaine Gentile of Newton said.
Newton Italian colors painted in road
This is the latest in a months-long battle with the City of Newton. In July, residents were furious when the Italian flag-colored lines that had stretched down the center of the road since 1935 were blasted away by power washers…