<p>Hazardous &ldquo;forever chemicals&rdquo;&nbsp;linked to cancers and other health problems&nbsp;will be removed from Hicksville&#39;s water supply, officials said Monday as they broke ground on a new $9 million&nbsp;treatment system. NewsdayTV&#39;s Steve Langford reports.</p>


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