The battle over Dorchester Heights — again

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http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/03/05/the-battle-over-dorchester-heights-again/rx8ZhntxDV3ZL4JQVLTkFN/story.html



The St. Patricks Day parade route was almost cut in half by the city to save costs.

The battle over Dorchester Heights — again
By Laura Crimaldi Globe Staff
March 05, 2016

The fight for Dorchester Heights is history, but it’s not over.

The South Boston site where American revolutionaries drove British forces from Boston on March 17, 1776, has become a battlefield all over again because of a spat between City Hall and the organizers of the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade over the procession route.

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This year, the veterans group that organizes the parade is angry that the city shortened the procession, excluding Dorchester Heights and other spots.

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For an event that has been dogged in recent decades over whether gays and lesbians could participate, this year’s quarrel harks back to an earlier form of St. Patrick’s Day Parade squabbling.