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Sewer & Water Department workers Eddie Santiago (left) and Frank Rapisardi move a length of polyvinyl chloride pipe into place to replace a crushed drainage pipe while Frank Condo readies himself in the pit.
All utilities face challenges. Some challenges are a lot bigger.
Imagine for a moment being a 29-year-old professional engineer overseeing an ill-equipped and undermanned sewer department in the state’s poorest community, with nearly century-old sewer and water pipes needing...