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Boil Order: The Latest
The Boil Order: Today is the 16th day since the state DEP issued the Aug. 21 order for all residents to boil all city water for 1 minute — and food preparers for 5 minutes — before drinking, brushing teeth, cooking, washing dishes or other internal use.
Outdoor Ban Lifted: The city yesterday lifted the outdoor water ban. Bond Hill water levels have been restored, and officials are encouraging residents to resume outdoor water use to help ease the flow of chlorine through the system.
Coliform Hits: Latest tests showed presence of total coliform bacteria in 8 of 36 samples taken Wednesday. City must show 2 consecutive days of "zero" total coliform presence, then undergo a state DEP re-evaluation before order can be lifted. Test results ensure boil order will remain through Labor Day Weekend.
Search for a Cause: City, state DEP and now federal EPA representatives continue to look for cause of the problem, including a damaged beaver dam near Babson Reservoir, potential operator errors, water plant error/failure or other factors.
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Aquarium for city's I-4, C-2 property?
Evangeline King dances with her son, Athan, 20 months, as they listen to Inge Berge perform during Celebrate Gloucester yesterday. Several hundred people attended the concert, which featured several performers with Cape Ann ties, at I-4, C-2 on Gloucester’s waterfront. The vacant lot is being eyed for an aquiarium by at least on city councilor. Kate Glass/Gloucester Daily Times
Ward 1 City Councilor Paul McGeary sees the property as home to a prestigious waterfront marine aquarium and research center creating jobs, tourist dollars and vitality on Gloucester's downtown working waterfront.
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Beeman School targeted for $400k reading grant
An Annisquam economist's education institute is in line for a multi-million dollar federal grant that will bring at least five years of reading and writing support to Beeman Elementary School.
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Rockport eyes adding 'CodeRed' communications
ROCKPORT — Rockport may soon become the third Cape Ann community to employ a "reverse 911" system to notify its residents of emergency situations via mass phone calls.
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