The Italian flag-colored lines that have decorated Adams Street in Nonantum for 90 years and became the center of a culture war are going away again, as DPW crews have spent the past couple of days power-washing them into oblivion.
The city removed the lines and replaced them with yellow lines in late June, sparking outrage from Nonantum residents and Italian-Americans all over.
Mayor Ruthanne Fuller has said that Adams Street needs two yellow lines down the middle of it, citing traffic data and state law. Opponents say the street is safe enough and accuse the mayor of cherry-picking data to justify the erasure of the Italian flag lines. Dozens of people showed up at City Hall to protest the mayor’s decision…