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Temporary boiler installed after Brown School leak; city orders two replacement boilers with 20-week lead time

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DPW officials described a leak in the Brown School boiler system that required temporary equipment and shut the system down for testing; the city ordered two replacement boilers and said the replacements have roughly a 20-week lead time.

The Somerville Department of Public Works reported a temporary failure in the Brown School boiler system that prompted a partial shutdown and use of a temporary heater; DPW Commissioner Joseph Latham told the committee that crews responded the same day and restored heat.

Commissioner Latham said DPW’s preventive-maintenance team…

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