CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO HOUR 1: For the first half hour we talked about Barack Obama using federal dollars to promote abortion in other countries and took a few phone calls. We then talked about the breaking news story posted on The Valley Patriot website City of Lawrence fined $5,750 for failing to test drinking water supply in May and August of 2008: Documents obtained by The Valley Patriot this week reveal that in May and August of 2008, operators at the City of Lawrence’s new $26 million water treatment facility failed to test the city’s drinking water for a chemical called chlorite, as mandated by state law. State law requires that the city test for the chemical each month under the Clean Water Act.
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO HOUR 2: We continue the discussion of the City of Lawrence being fined by MassDEP for failing to do mandatory testing on the city's drinking water in May and August of 2008 and pose the question: why did city officials not notify the public of the possible health hazards for Lawrence residents and where is the accountability of city officials? Northern Essex Community College bans smoking on all school grounds and Methuen city couniclor Debbie Quinn is elected as the Methuen Council President.
