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'Enough Is Enough': Revere Condemns 'Rat-Infested' High-Rise Apartment Building 'Enough Is Enough': Revere Condemns 'Rat-Infested' High-Rise Apartment Building
'Enough Is Enough': Revere Condemns 'Rat-Infested' High-Rise Apartment Building Authorities in Revere shuttered a 13-story-tall apartment building this week after spending years trying to get the owner to bring it up to code.  The city's Board of Health voted on Thursday, Aug. 29, to condemn the Water's Edge Apartments at 364 Ocean Avenue, forcing out dozens of residents. The building's owners must find those displaced similar living arrangements for the remainder of their leases.  Revere Mayor Patrick M. Keefe Jr. applauded the move, saying the building was not suitable for people to live in.  "I am grateful for the careful consideration they have…

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by Josh Lanier
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Norovirus Possible Catalyst Behind Closure Of Central Mass Elementary School Norovirus Possible Catalyst Behind Closure Of Central Mass Elementary School
Norovirus Possible Catalyst Behind Closure Of Central Mass Elementary School An elementary school in northern Massachusetts was closed after numerous students came down with an unknown stomach illness, officials said.  Florence Roche Elementary School in Groton was closed after 204 students contracted the illness, reports said. School officials believe the illness was caused by a virus.  Florence Roche Elementary School #Groton has 200 of its 530 students sick. Superintedent reported #norovirus like symptoms in students, staff is healthy. School dismissed early.#wcvb pic.twitter.com/k0C5tihxBk — Rhondella Richardson (@wcvbrhondella) October 14, 2022 "Given the …

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by David Cifarelli