Northeastern wins court ruling for Nahant expansion

By Grant Welker • Published September 17, 2024 • Updated on September 17, 2024 at 2:41 pm

A planned expansion of a Northeastern University’s Marine Science Center in Nahant can move forward after winning a state appeals court ruling.

The ruling on Monday revolved around a long-ago assurance from the university that part of the site would become a nature preserve. It was the latest move in a fight between a university that wants to expand its facility and a host town that had considered eminent domain to stop the project from happening.

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