FITCHBURG — Gym tiles containing asbestos at South Street Elementary School were removed improperly by a maintenance worker, Board of Health Director Stephen Curry said Friday. But Curry said there is ...

The homeowner made the discovery after receiving comments from TikTok users and "that's when I was shocked," she told ...

Asbestos, a heat-resistant fibrous silicate mineral, was a common element in construction materials due to its resilient, durable nature—until the 1980s, anyway, when it was banned due to the ...

It’s time to catch up with some questions from readers. QUESTION: I have discovered what appears to be older asbestos vinyl floor tiles in some of my closets. The main floors appear carpeted over a ...

Dear Jerry: My house was built in 1953 and my basement is about 600 square feet. The flooring is 12-by-12-inch square vinyl tiles which are glued down with black material that looks like roofing ...

Question: I’m taking up a tile floor and need to dispose of it. I’m not sure if it’s asbestos tile or not. How and where can I dispose of it? Answer: There are two kinds of asbestos: friable, which is ...

Asbestos floor tiles at Hanover Highlands Elementary School in Hanover Park will be removed this summer and replaced by safer tiles. In six classrooms, workers will pull up carpets and the asbestos ...

The Bremen Community High School District 228 board recently adopted an emergency resolution authorizing the use of about $12,000 in residual life-safety funds to finance a repair at a high school.

LOWELL – A company hired by the Lowell Housing Authority to find out how much asbestos is present at the LHA’s major housing developments found asbestos in the only unit at North Common Village it ...