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Street Turns To River After 107-Year-Old Water Main Ruptures In Capital Region (Developing) Street Turns To River After 107-Year-Old Water Main Ruptures In Capital Region (Developing)
Street Turns To River After 107-Year-Old Water Main Ruptures In Capital Region (Developing) Crews are responding to a “substantial” water main break in the region that has inundated a residential neighborhood with a torrent of flood water. The Rensselaer County incident happened at around 2:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 18 in Troy’s Lansingburgh neighborhood, near 7th Avenue and 124th Street. According to city officials, a 30-inch cast iron water main running along 124th Street broke somewhere between 6th and 7th avenues. The water main was installed in 1916 and is one of the two major distribution lines flowing from the water treatment plant. In a photo shared by the city, a significan…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Water Main Break Leads To Early Dismissal At High School, Middle School In Westchester Water Main Break Leads To Early Dismissal At High School, Middle School In Westchester
Water Main Break Leads To Early Dismissal At High School, Middle School In Westchester A water main break has resulted in early dismissals at a high school and middle school in Westchester. The break "involves a significant 12-inch pipe that has no timeline for completion," Mount Pleasant Central School Superintendent Peter Giarrizzo said in an email to the community late Thursday morning, May 12.  Giarrizzo said there is currently no water at both Westlake High School, Westlake Middle School and the district office. As a result, students from both schools were dismissed at 11:15 a.m. Thursday. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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by Joe Lombardi
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Boil Water Notice Issued For Village Of Wappingers Falls Boil Water Notice Issued For Village Of Wappingers Falls
Boil Water Notice Issued For Village Of Wappingers Falls A boil water notice has been issued for the entire Village of Wappingers Falls after a water main was broken during construction improvements. The incident took place on Tuesday, April 16, on Wenliss Terrace, when an existing water main was broken due to unknown existing water main pipe location, village officials said. The village’s contractor Argenio Bros Inc. and the village water department repaired the pipe by 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday, but testing is still required to ensure the safety of the water, officials said.  During the replacement, disinfectant was used at the re-co…

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by Kathy Reakes
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WestConn Reopens Amid Norovirus, Boil Water Notice WestConn Reopens Amid Norovirus, Boil Water Notice
WestConn Reopens Amid Norovirus, Boil Water Notice Western Connecticut State University has reopened after officials closed the school Monday in the wake of more than 100 students sickened with a flu-like illness that has since been identified as the norovirus, according to university officials.Students returned to campus on Tuesday to find a water main break in Danbury had caused brown water and low water pressure at the school, but classes are still being held, said Paul Steinmetz, director, University Relations & Community Relations. Steinmetz said the news the illness was a norovirus was actually good news because it is not transmitt…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Boil Water Notice In Effect After Pressure Restored To One-Third Of Danbury Boil Water Notice In Effect After Pressure Restored To One-Third Of Danbury
Boil Water Notice In Effect After Pressure Restored To One-Third Of Danbury A boil water notice is in effect for all Danbury water customers until further notice following a large water main break that left one-third of the city without water, according to city officials.The problem began Monday and grew in scope early Tuesday when a 16-inch water line broke underneath Tamarack Avenue and Hayestown avenues broke. Special parts had to be handmade in Buffalo to make the repair to the pipe that was causing problems with pressure and for some, no water from Danbury Hospital to local schools which were closed due to brown water.  The city's Public Works Director flew to…

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by Kathy Reakes