By Barbara Tetreault
BERLIN – For the last three summers, residents have endured sewer construction work on Upper Riverside Drive, Kent Street, and now Hutchins Street. What many residents may not know is the work is aimed at reducing storm water flowing into the city's sanitary sewer system.
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