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City Council approves amendment of Panhandling Ordinance By Christopher Roberson he City Council recently voted unanimously to amend the city’s Panhandling/ Nuisance Ordinance to include the verbiage: “It shall be unlaw-
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tery urged the councillors to exercise caution as they could encounter matters protected by the First Amendment. As a result, he said, Worcester and Lowell had similar ordinances that were“rendered invalid.�
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Assistant City Solicitor Keith Slattery (left) and Police Chief Steven Mazzie field questions from the City Council regarding the Panhandling/Nuisance Ordinance. (Advocate Photo by Christopher Roberson)
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