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Tree falls on Ravenswood Road home

A large tree, left, split and sent a section down on the house. Photo by Patrick O'Brien.
Leafy branches from the downed tree covered one end of the house. Photo by Patrick O'Brien.

Tuesday’s high heat brought thunderstorms, which may have sent a large tree crashing onto a home on Ravenswood Road in Waltham. A 95-year-old man was in the home at the time but fortunately was not injured, said his son, Patrick O’Brien. The home, however, will need repairs.

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A Waltham resident since 2003, June has been a writer and editor for Scientific American, Science, The New York Times Magazine, among others. She co-founded the Alzheimer Research Forum and N-of-One. She recently retired from a 13-year career as a leader at the FSHD Society, a rare disease patient advocacy organization.

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