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School Employees on Leave After Lead Contaminated Water Found at Curley

By Chris Helms on May 5, 2016
School Employees on Leave After Lead Contaminated Water Found at CurleyA crowd of proud parents, teachers, community members and students gathered to cut the ribbon on the new playing field at Curley K-8 School on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014.
A crowd of proud parents, teachers, community members and students gathered to cut the ribbon on the new playing field at Curley K-8 School on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014.
File photo: A crowd of proud parents, teachers, community members and students gathered to cut the ribbon on the new playing field at Curley K-8 School on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014.

The saga of lead contamination in the Boston Public Schools took a shocking turn Wednesday. That’s when the Boston Globe reported that children at four schools, including the Curley K-8 in JP, may have drunk water laced with lead.

Crews Vow to Contain Casey Dust; Some Residents Skeptical

By Chris Helms on March 11, 2015

State officials say there’s no asbestos in the soon-to-be-demolished Casey Overpass. But that didn’t stop some residents from prophesying doom.

One man, convinced that crystalline silica won’t be contained by methods outlined by the project team, thundered, “How dare you come in to Jamaica Plain and try to poison our children!”