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Portland’s long awaited water treatment facility went online this week, providing the city with one more tool to combat lead levels in water in older homes. “The Improved Corrosion Control Treatment Facility is our strongest tool yet to make drinking water safer for everyone, regardless of the plumbing inside their home, school and building,” said Portland Water Bureau Director Gabriel Solmer in a press release Thursday. “I am proud of our dedicated water quality and...

On Tuesday, Wilmington City Council held its first meeting of 2022. Council members passed a host of agenda items they say will benefit the community and the City of Wilmington.

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CANTON — St. Lawrence County Planning Office Director Jason C. Pfotenhauer gave an update Monday to the county Board of Legislators on the Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Program. The program, which has been going on for more than a year, began because St. Lawrence County was identified as one of the counties where incidence of elevated lead levels increased from 2003 to 2012. Changes were also anticipated in New York state standards for elevated blood lead levels, reducing the acceptable amount from 10 micrograms per deciliter of blood to 5 mg/dL. Lead hazard assessments have been com...