City workers packed the mulch thick around the newly pruned trees. Another crew rolled fresh coats of paint over graffiti on street poles and utility boxes. Street sweepers, public works trucks, and other city vehicles cruised up and down Tremont Street, the main artery of Mission Hill, scooping up gum wrappers and cigarette butts, patching potholes and sidewalks, erasing eyesores. (Full article: 1165 words)

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