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Aquapocalypse Jr.: MWRA investigates bubbling in Weston
By adamg - 8/26/10 - 1:10 pmThe Globe reports water's bubbling up near where water erupted into a full-blown torrent this past spring.
Aquapocalypse coupling found
By adamg - 7/15/10 - 3:10 pmWater-main break makes a mess of traffic around Ruggles
By adamg - 7/1/10 - 7:41 amA burst main at Tremont and Ruggles streets this morning meant gushing water and diverted traffic on those streets and Melnea Cass Boulevard.
So we lost our water supply because of a Depend-O-Lok clamp?
By adamg - 5/9/10 - 8:16 pmThat'll teach us to rely on Vogon engineering.
What - and who - was to blame?
By adamg - 5/5/10 - 7:02 amThe Globe reports on the search for the giant steel collar that blew off the aqueduct - and that the water flowing through backup aqueducts from long dormant emergency reservoirs turned out to be safe after all (just we couldn't know that for sure until Monday).
The Herald, meanwhile, concentrates its mighty editorial firepower on a class designed to help judges concentrate better or something.
A city with a real water emergency
By adamg - 5/4/10 - 10:34 pmShe brushed her teeth with a bottle of jack
By adamg - 5/4/10 - 7:35 amTKOG reports on her aquapocalyptic experiment:
... The Verdict: I smell like a scratch'n'sniff public service announcement, but my teeth feel clean and glossy. ...
Ladies and gentlemen: Start your taps!
By ShaneCurcuru - 5/4/10 - 5:53 amBan lifted at 3 a.m. But officials say: Let your cold water run for a minute and your hot water run for 15 minutes (if you have a 40-gallon water heater) or 30 minutes (80 gallons) before drinking deeply of the local tap water.
Since Monday morning, more than 800 water samples at 482 locations have been taken in affected communities, with those samples tested by MWRA under protocols agreed-upon with the Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP). Those tests have shown no contamination that could threaten public health. As a result, the boil water order can be lifted, and normal use of water can be resumed in the 30 affected communities, following certain steps to ensure than any less-than-fully treated water is purged from the water supply system in homes, businesses, and institutions.
So, everyone ready to trust the Gov. and start drinking from the tap again instead of screwing off yet one more of those little white plastic caps?
Once again, we are a disaster
By adamg - 5/3/10 - 1:31 pmPres. Obama signs a federal disaster declaration for cities and towns served by the MWRA:
Specifically, FEMA is authorized to identify, mobilize, and provide at its discretion, equipment and resources necessary to alleviate the impacts of the emergency.
No word when we get our trailers.
Boston coffee places that actually have coffee
By adamg - 5/3/10 - 8:36 am
Desperate times call for desperate measures: As Julie Gendrano demonstrates.
From the folks manning the Twitter and Universal Hub Aquapocalypse desks:
Back Bay: Dunkin' Donuts in the Prudential Center; Finagle-a-Bagel, 536 Boylston St.
Beacon Hill: Capitol Coffee House, Bowdoin Street, next to the State House.
Cambridge: Pretty much every single place that normally serves coffee, because they're special.
Chinatown: Au Bon Pain at New England Medical Center.
Dorchester: Sugar Bowl Cafe on Dot. Ave. near JFK/UMass (cash only); Flat Black Coffee has iced coffee available at Dorchester Lower Mills and Ashmont stores.
Downtown: Mulligans on Canal Street; Cosi at South Station (trucked in from Cambridge); Plaza Deli, second floor, 2 Center Plaza; City Hall Deli, eighth floor, Boston City Hall; Max's on Milk Street; the Milk Street Cafe; Flat Black Coffee on Broad Street has hot and iced espresso drinks; Finagle-a-Bagel in Government Center; Sip Cafe in Post Office Square Park; Grassroots Cafe, 101 Arch St.
Hyde Park: TC's, Fairmount Avenue.
Jamaica Plain: Dunkin' Donuts, Centre Street (across from the fire station).
Longwood Medical Area: All the hospitals have their own water supply, so everything should be running. Au Naturals at Brigham and Women's for example.
Milton: Dunkin' Donuts, East Milton Square.
North End: Boston Common on Salem Street. All out, but will have more Tuesday morning.
Roslindale: Select Cafe, Roslindale Square (across from the train station).
Roxbury: Peet's at Northeastern International Village, 1175 Tremont. No espresso, though.
Somerville: Mr. Crepe in Davis Square; Blue Shirt Cafe, Davis Square; Aroma Cafe (formerly Cafe Rossini and Cafe Lola), on Highland Ave. just past Cedar St.; The Biscuit, 406 Washington St.
South Boston: Doughboy Donuts, 220 Dorchester Ave.; Flour by the Children's Museum.
South End:: Dunkin' Donuts at Mass. Ave. and Columbus Ave.; Mohr & McPherson Cafe, 460 Harrison Ave.; Mike's City Diner on Washington Street (closes at 3).
Watertown: Joe's Variety, Orchard Street.
Across the area: Au Bon Pain shops have coffee; except the one at the Pru.
Others?
