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Fishing community North of Boston in mourning again

Jane Asaro Hartson, Patricia McGrath and Diana Taylor stand to honor the memory of the crew of the Lily Jean at the Fisherman’s Memorial in Gloucester on Monday. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)
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Jane Asaro Hartson, Patricia McGrath and Diana Taylor stand to honor the memory of the crew of the Lily Jean at the Fisherman’s Memorial in Gloucester on Monday. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Seven fishermen aboard their vessel called the Lily Jean are presumed dead after it sank in the Atlantic Ocean last Friday.

WBUR’s Anthony Brooks reports on how it’s hitting the Gloucester community, the anchor of the country’s oldest fishing port.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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Anthony Brooks