Newark Ramps Up Home Inspections 

NEWARK, NJ — According to http://patch.com Newark is ramping up inspections at local homes as it attempts to learn the extent of a recent stumbling block in its battle against lead water contamination, officials say.

On Wednesday, Mayor Ras Baraka, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection commissioner Shawn LaTourette and Kareem Adeem, the city’s water and sewer director, gave the city an update on a complication in its lauded efforts to replace lead lined water pipes (watch the video below).