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Plants & Goodwin works to plug a well in Gretchen Humble’s side yard, at the corner of Schaming Drive and Seaward Avenue in Bradford.

Era photo by Sara Furlong

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November 14, 2025

Leaking legacy: Orphan well finally being plugged

By SARA EDDY FURLONG

s.furlong@bradfordera.com

For a long time, it was just a rusty old metal thing in an east Bradford backyard, marked with an or...

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