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Historic Cannon Damaged In Bus Accident Returns To Brookline
The revered cannon has been absent from the neighborhood since July.
BROOKLINE, PA - Three months after a bus crashed into it, the neighborhood’s famed war memorial cannon is back. KDKA-TV reported the cannon was returned overnight to the small island between Brookline Boulevard, Queensboro and Chelton avenues where it has sat for eight decades.
In July, a Port Authority bus went through a fence and struck the cannon, which was damaged and became lodged in a side window of the bus. The Port Authority picked up the costs to repair it.
The bus driver, Nicole Lawrence, was cited for unsafe driving and failure to wear a seat belt. She no longer works for the authority.
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A historic cannon is back in Brookline this morning after a speeding bus damaged it over the summer. https://t.co/LKimSilvXx
— Heather Abraham (@KDKAHeather) October 5, 2017
The cannon, a World War I artillery piece, has been a mainstay on Brookline Boulevard since 1934. It’s the centerpiece of Brookline's Veterans Memorial Park, officially known as Triangle Park.
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