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Weeks after part of the seawall collapsed beneath a popular restaurant in Swampscott, Massachusetts, the eatery is planning to reopen. Mission on the Bay said in a Facebook post Tuesday that it would open back up on June 9. The seawall gave way on May 4, leaving a big gap in the cliff under one end of the restaurant, which…

Structural and marine engineers will look at the damage to the seawall under Mission on the Bay to try to figure out what’s next.

Mission on the Bay Restaurant was evacuated after the seawall underneath collapsed. Customers inside said they thought it was an earthquake.

A portion of the seawall in Swampscott, Massachusetts, underneath the restaurant Mission on the Bay collapsed on Thursday, prompting its evacuation, police said. No one was hurt, but the popular restaurant won’t be able to reopen until the wall is fixed, Swampscott police said. Aerial footage showed a big gap in the cliff under one end of the restaurant....