NORTH ANDOVER — In the race against the wrecking ball the swinging steel often prevails.
Demolition delay by-laws on the books in some towns and cities across the Commonwealth buy limited time to preserve properties deemed historically important by temporarily restricting owners from leveling the structures.
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