LYNN — A mandatory water ban has been put in place on all nonessential outdoor water use in Lynn, as well as all of Essex, Middlesex, and Suffolk county, as the northeast region of the state has been declared to be in a Level 3 Critical Drought status. The drought is the result of below-average rainfall, as the region received just 0.5 to 1.5 inches of rain during the first two weeks of May. Rivers and streams are also running below normal level…
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