Homeowners lose bid to privatize road near Walden Pond, public since before U.S. founding

In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, a pair of new homeowners in Concord, Massachusetts installed a new locked gate across a dirt road on what they perceived to be their property. They had only bought the house a few weeks before the lockdown hit, and were reportedly getting frustrated with all the hikers going out for a breath of fresh air and trespassing on their new property. — Read the rest
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