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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

A Rare Flurry Of Activity On Partridge Island

It's rare that Partridge Island is the site of so much activity.

Uptown dwellers may have noticed that the deserted former quarantine station is getting a number of visits from helicopters from yesterday through today. 

They're delivering construction equipment to replace the generator for the island's 54-year-old lighthouse.

There hasn't been a lighthouse keeper on the island since the 1980s and the historic foghorn was decommissioned back in 1999.

The maintenance trips are expected to last through today.