Tthe Friends of Quabbin have been joined by a host of others in an effort to have the visitor center renamed the Les and Terry Campbell Quabbin Visitors Center.
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The Swampscott Department of Public Works and Massachusetts Water Resources Authority were working Wednesday to remedy a water pressure drop across town this week. (Shutterstock)
SWAMPSCOTT, MA The Swampscott Department of Public Works and Massachusetts Water Resources Authority were working Wednesday to remedy a water pressure drop across town this week.
The Swampscott DPW said some residents, especially at higher elevations, were still experiencing lower pressure on Wednesday as it was working hands-on to rectify the situation.
Swampscott DPW said the pressure drop was an unforeseen inconvenience from a water supply valve issue. The DPW said the valve was adjusted with the next process to fill the town s 3.5 million gallon water storage tank to proper levels.
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Aging water and sewer pipes and a race to correct infrastructure issues before the federal government slaps a consent decree on the city has Somerville residents facing significant increases in water and sewer rates for the near future.
The Finance subcommittee of the City Council, meeting last week, was asked to endorse a 7% increase in water rates and a 10.5% increase in sewer rates as part of the budget planning season.
Councilors told city administrators to take $1 million from the Free Cash account to offset rate increases for those residents identified as low- or on fixed incomes.
In a unanimous vote of the subcommittee, J.T. Scott (Ward 2), Mary Jo Rossetti, William White, and Will Mbah, all at large, and Katjana Ballantyne (Ward 7) indicated the committee would not support the requested increases without attempts to mitigate the impact of the escalating fees. Lack of committee support could leave the proposed rate increase at zero, impacting rates in future y
BOSTON (AP) The Boston Public Library is scheduled to reopen next month after being closed to the public for more than a year because of the coronavirus pandemic, officials