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🌱 How will EPA’s new $7.1M plan change Holbrook’s groundwater cleanup?

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Hello Holbrook! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How will EPA's new $7.1M plan change Holbrook's groundwater cleanup?

Also on today's calendar: Braintree Choral Society Open Rehearsals and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 60 and low of 36 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 66, low: 51.
  • Thursday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 72 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• EPA Implements Updated Cleanup Approach to Address Groundwater Contamination at Baird & McGuire Superfund Site (epa.gov) — Holbrook residents are getting a new, interim EPA cleanup plan aimed at finally tackling long‑standing groundwater contamination at the Baird & McGuire Superfund site on South Street. The agency will inject treatments underground, maintain groundwater-use restrictions, and closely monitor pollution spread, with an estimated cost of $7.1 million as it works toward safe drinking water standards.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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