Newark phasing out bottled water in wake of filter tests

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s largest city is distributing less bottled water after tests showed city-issued filters are reducing lead levels.
Starting next week, recreation centers in Newark will stop giving out water, though families with pregnant women and children under 6 can still get it.
The centers will distribute water filters and replacement cartridges.
Residents of about 14,000 homes with lead pipes began receiving bottled water in August after lead levels tested high at