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Q. We have been looking for real wood kitchen cabinets, and they really run the whole spectrum, from semi-reasonable to very expensive. A salesman told us . . . more

By Monte Leeper | 8/30/22

Where’s the mold coming from?

moved some shelves in my basement recently only to discover black mold on the wall. My basement is a little musty most of the time and I run a dehumidifier . . . more

By Monte Leeper | 8/12/21

Our floor is expanding

Q. Last fall we had the walls removed between our living room, dining room and kitchen. We had a new kitchen installed with an island plus a wall of cabinets. Now the new flooring is rising at the seams, everywhere. more

By Monte Leeper | 3/5/21

Keeping indoor air clean

Q. Every winter I get terrible colds, and this year I got a postcard from a company that cleans air conditioning ducts. Does this help? I’m concerned about stirring up more dust. more

By Monte Leeper | 1/25/19

The Broadway Campus that houses Lawrence Elementary School and the middle school underwent mold remediation and air quality testing is ongoing.

Lawrence School District spends nearly $200,000 to battle mold

The heat and humidity that many people endured during the summer also caused a problem in the basement of the Broadway Campus building that houses both the middle school and Lawrence Elementary … more

By Jeff Bessen | 11/15/18

Is this black stuff mold?

Q. We have these black spots on our front yard and side yard window sills and, against the white paint, it looks awful. We only started noticing them within the past month. Could this be mold? more

By Monte Leeper | 5/19/16

Inwood Terrace resident DeWitt Marshall, who uses oxygen to help him breathe, said he thought that the quality of air in his Bayview Avenue apartment had gotten worse since Hurricane Sandy stormwater flooded the complex.

Inwood apartment complex problem fixed

What was thought by a tenant and a former tenant to be a mold problem at the Inwood Terrace apartment complex on Bayview Avenue was found to be water damage. more

By Vanessa Parker | 7/9/14

Lawrence High School was determined to be safe by an industrial hygienist, but mold was found in some classrooms.

Lawrence High School deemed safe

Following an April 10 air test conducted at Lawrence High School by Olmstead Environmental Services of upstate Garrison, the building was deemed safe and concerns raised by teachers about were found to be accurate. more

By Jeff Bessen | 5/14/14

Lawrence High School was ruled safe by an industrial hygienist, but mold was found in some classrooms.

Lawrence High School deemed safe

Following an April 10 air test conducted at Lawrence High School by Olmstead Environmental Services of upstate Garrison, the building was deemed safe and concerns raised by teachers about were found to be accurate. more

By Jeff Bessen | 5/8/14

Black mold grows due to excessive moisture caused by humidity water leaks, condensation and flooding. Visual inspections and air quality testing are used to check for problems. Above, an example of mold on the wall of a home.

Testing for mold at Lawrence High

Lawrence School District and Lawrence Teachers Association officials agreed to bring in another environmental services company to test the air quality in Lawrence High School. more

By Jeff Bessen | 4/9/14