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Today I'll be repairing a hat that is approximately 70-plus years old while maintaining its character. First, I'm going to deconstruct the hat. We use a seam ripper, and then we use snippers.

DANBURY – An overgrown former hat factory site with mercury in the soil and a vacant former county courthouse with asbestos and lead paint in its interior are the target of separate cleanup ...