AMHERST An expectant mother from a North Quabbin community worries her family’s drinking water may pose health risks, but Sen. Jo Comerford says her constituent has no place to turn if the water is contaminated with PFAS, sometimes called forever.
AMHERST An expectant mother from a North Quabbin community worries her family’s drinking water may pose health risks, but Sen. Jo Comerford says her constituent has no place to turn if the water is contaminated with PFAS, sometimes called forever.
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Amherst health officials stick with downtown mask-wearing mandate into June
Signs near Amherst Town Hall, Friday, Oct. 2, 2020, remind people that masks are required. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO
Published: 5/11/2021 3:02:20 PM
AMHERST A mandate for wearing face coverings in Amherst center, in effect since Aug. 3, 2020, will continue into June.
The Board of Health, at a recent special meeting, unanimously reaffirmed that masks must be worn by all people when downtown, even though Gov. Charlie Baker recently lifted the outdoor mask mandate, except in situations where individuals can’t keep six feet apart.
Health Director Emma Dragon told the health board that she worries about the commencement season and the celebratory gatherings students and their families may hold, either in downtown or in other parts of Amherst.
UMass Amherst team to supervise statewide search for PFAS contamination in drinking water
Updated Apr 28, 2021;
Posted Apr 28, 2021
Water quality and PFAS levels are a problem dating back decades. A grant administered by a University of Massachusetts Amherst team will identify levels of chemical-based substances that could contaminate drinking supplies. (Garret Ellison | MLive)Garret Ellison | MLive
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AMHERST What’s in the water?
If there is too high a level of substances known as PFAS, the water isn’t safe to drink. A University of Massachusetts Amherst civil engineering team is supervising a study of the state’s public and private wells to find out.