BANGOR DAILY NEWS • September 15, 2022
After allegations that the Limestone school superintendent waited three months before notifying the community of high lead levels found in drinking water, school committee members urged officials to take quick action to replace or fix faucets that are still testing high. The Maine School of Science and Mathematics shares a building with Limestone Community School. In February, the Maine Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tested all 37 faucets and found that 25 contained lead levels either well above Maine’s limit — one of them 43 times more than acceptable levels.