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68 Blocks: Life, death, hope: Part 4 of 5

Pushing back against the tide

Mayhem has a kind of momentum; it can be exhausting to resist. In Bowdoin-Geneva, an anticrime effort flops. And Big Nate explodes. But the peace festival rocks, and a son in jail has started to pray.

Globe reporter Meghan Irons talks about life in Bowdoin-Geneva for the Globe’s five-part series on the Boston neighborhood.