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Holbrook DPW Worker Rescued From Dry Well At Pump Station

A Holbrook DPW worker was pulled from a dry well at a sewer pump station Thursday evening, WCVB Boston reported. The rescue capped a week that also carries a full slate of town business: the Board of Assessors meets Tuesday, Aug. 25, and the Zoning Board of Appeals convenes Wednesday, A…

HOLBROOK — A Holbrook Department of Public Works employee was rescued Thursday evening after becoming trapped in a dry well at a town sewer pump station, according to a WCVB Boston report picked up via Yahoo News.

ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS "DPW worker rescued from dry well at sewer pump station in Holbrook, Massachusetts" was the headline atop a Thursday video report from WCVB Boston, aggregated via Yahoo News. The station reported that a Holbrook Department of Public Works employee had to be freed from a dry well at a town sewer pump station Thursday evening; further details on the worker's condition were not included in the alert. (read it at https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/dpw-worker-rescued-dry-well-211217297.html)

COMING UP Early voting for the Sept. 1 state primary continues at Town Hall, with sessions Saturday, Aug. 22, and Monday, Aug. 24. The Board of Assessors meets Tuesday, Aug. 25, and the Zoning Board of Appeals meets Wednesday, Aug. 26.


Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.

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