News Briefs: Ruptured Main in Vermont Closes Schools, Triggers Boil-Water Advisory

A large water main in Arlington, Vermont, ruptured in the early morning hours of Nov. 8, causing a portion of road to collapse, a boil-water advisory and the closure of area schools. The pipe that broke is a 36-inch main, according to WTOP News. “With that much water — and it’s at a fairly high pressure at this portion of our system — it was basically like a geyser,” Mike Collins of the city’s Department of Environmental Services tells the station. All schools and offices are closed today, Fri, Nov. 8 due to a large water main break on N.