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In Boston, Michael Levenson in a front-page piece notes Lansdowne Street "will be closed to vehicle traffic during Red Sox games, under a plan designed by the Boston Police to deter the kind of truck attacks that have rocked European cities over the last year." Beginning with Monday's game against the Orioles, police said that they "plan to use concrete Jersey barriers to block off the street." With Yawkey Way and Van Ness Street "already closed during games, police will have sealed off much of the traffic from the roadways" that surround Fenway Park (BOSTON GLOBE, 4/28).

YOU CAN'T DO THAT: In S.F., Melody Gutierrez in a front-page piece reports a new law if passed could give authorities the "ability to prosecute" fans interrupting professional sporting events "as a misdemeanor with up to 10 days in jail and a $2,500 fine, or an infraction with a $1,000 fine." Repeat offenders "would face misdemeanor charges that could carry a 60-day jail sentence and a $5,000 fine." Nearly every pro sports team in the state "supports the bill." SB689 "passed its first hearing Tuesday in the Senate Public Safety Committee" and "now heads to the Senate's Appropriations Committee." The ACLU "opposes the bill, arguing that existing penalties are sufficient" (S.F. CHRONICLE, 4/28).

GETTING A MAKEOVER: In Hartford, Kenneth Gosselin in a front-page piece reports a legislative committee Thursday "approved funding for renovations" to the XL Center. The committee approved $40M for '18 and $30M for '19 "as part of the much larger capital improvement budget." Gosselin notes the renovation "would likely stretch out over three or four years" (HARTFORD COURANT, 4/28).

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