The entrance to a building that was part of the long-abandoned Walter E. Fernald Developmental Center.
Graffiti of racist and white supremacist messages found spray-painted inside a building on the Fernald site in Waltham. "This was absolutely horrifying," Parcival said."Somebody is using that building as a canvas of hate." "Most encounters of people on the property have been juveniles or young adults from various area communities," said the statement, provided by Deputy Chief Steven Champeon.last fall by the state's Executive Office of Public Safety & Security. Nearly one-third of the reports related to vandalism and destruction of property.But a researcher at the civil rights center said she also doubted the graffiti at Fernald was linked to an organized group.