For Occupy saga, an orderly close
In the end, the half-acre encampment on the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway gave way peaceably, as a phalanx of law enforcement moved in, stunningly fast.
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Occupy Boston protesters gathered last night in the Boston Common to discuss the next steps for the movement.
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Hundreds met more than 12 hours after Boston Police cleared their Dewey Square camp in an early morning raid yesterday.
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Demonstrators also held a candlelight vigil at the Common.
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Boston Police stood watch as workers placed sod over the former camp area in Dewey Square yesterday evening.
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An Occupy Boston protester waved to supporters outside the police station after his release.
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Supporters maintained a vigil outside of the police station where many of the arrested protesters were taken.
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Mayor Thomas M. Menino, right, spoke at a press conference yesterday while Police Commissioner Edward Davis, left, and Nancy Brennan of the Rose Kennedy Greenway, far right, looked on.
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Crews had arrived early yesterday morning to begin cleaning Dewey Square.
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An Occupy Boston protester held a sign as work crews cleaned up Dewey Square.
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The City of Boston won a legal battle against Occupy and they moved to clear the camp after 5:00 a.m. yesterday.
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Officers tore down tents at the Dewey Square camp.
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Police arrested 46 protesters.
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Boston officials, as well as Boston’s protesters, avoided the problems that plagued cities across the nation as the Occupy encampments lurched toward their end.
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