Changes to Newton's sewer ordinances may require landowners to disconnect old service lines from the sewer main when a building is demolished and then install backwater valves on all new sanitary ...

Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, chairwoman of the Brooklyn Democratic Party, had been one of the mayor’s staunchest supporters. By Jeffery C. Mays Mahmoud Khalil never shielded his face with a ...

He understands the concept of backwater valves — they are designed to prevent sewage from backing up into homes — but he felt the real issue was city infrastructure. “The only way a ...