BOSTON – The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority on Monday announced a $100 million fund to provide interest-free loans that communities served by the agency can use to replace any remaining lead service pipes in their water systems.
The program adds to treatment and other steps, including effective corrosion control, by the agency since 1996 to ensure the safety of its supplies to member cities and towns. Since at least 2004, water from the system has tested below lead levels that require remedial action.
BOSTON – Opening its doors for the first time to the public Monday afternoon, the rebuilt Government Center subway station allows access by people in wheelchairs and lets in more natural light, officials pointed out.
The reopening ends a two-year hiatus for the stop on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's Blue and Green lines, in which workers demolished the bunker-like brick structure at the entrance and built a larger new glass enclosure and added elevators to the platforms.
