The state awarded the department two grants, one for senior education and one for student education.
The victim was a City of Lawrence DPW worker, who was performing road repair, officials said.
Yahaira Colon, 30, of North Andover, was killed in the accident Sunday. She left behind four children.
Yahaira Colon, 30, of North Andover, was killed in the accident Sunday.
A 25-year-old Lawrence man turned himself in to New York City Police Tuesday, the Essex District Attorney's Office announced.
Wilson Javier, 35, of Salem, N.H. was killed just before midnight on Dec. 31, in Lawrence.
Police said one man was found on Winthrop Avenue with a gunshot wound.
John Mena, 24, was one of 40 people who were charged in federal court after the 'Devil's Highway' Merrimack Valley drug investigation.
Mayor Dan Rivera said too much of the $143 million settlement would go to the class action lawyers, rather than the victims.
Chief Charles Gray was elected at the association's monthly meeting in North Andover Wednesday.
WCVB-TV reported that the late worker was Dennis Robertson, 44, of Manchester, New Hampshire.
Two workers fell out of a bucket truck while working on a bridge over the Merrimack River in Haverhill, State Police said.
The state Department of Public Utilities required the checks after a September gas leak in Lawrence.
Jaime L. Mulvihill, 40, who co-founded a mortgage short sale assistance company, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
There were no fires or injuries, officials said, but it took hours for the gas company to restore gas and electric service.
Christopher Shramko, 52, is being held without bail after being arrested Thursday night.
The company said the final set of checks are not being required by the state.
The board asked that the firm Environmental Partners, hired by Andover, North Andover and Lawrence, participate in the third party audit.
The announcement follows the release of the official federal report on the explosions, released Thursday.
Lawyers for the class action issued a statement outlining what residents need to do regarding the $143 million settlement.
Police stopped train service while investigating the package.
Police said the 16-year-old was the driver in last week's crash that killed a 57-year-old Methuen man.
A 57-year-old Methuen man was struck Monday night on Jackson Street. Police said they found the vehicle involved.
Columbia Gas said Monday it had 2,200 more Merrimack Valley abandoned service lines to check to comply with state orders.
Find out if sexual offenders or predators live in your neighborhood before trick-or-treating with the kids.
Andover police responded to a call from Royal Crest Drive, Sunday.
Eric Marklis, 37, of North Andover, met two juveniles in a Melrose Whole Foods parking lot planning to sell them THC vape pods, police said
The Department of Public Utilities has opened new investigations into the gas company.
Santos Obispo Guerrero Lara, 35, was arrested in Lawrence. Lara pleaded guilty Wednesday to possession with intent to distribute Fentanyl.
The Department of Public Utilities ordered the company to pay for an outside audit and do extra quality control.
New FBI data shows the amount of crime decreased nationwide from 2017 to 2018. See if it was the same trend in Andover.
After her 2013 conviction was overturned, a former North Andover resident asked the state to reimburse her for probation fees she had paid.
The high-pressure gas line that ruptured was installed after last year's deadly gas explosions across the Merrimack Valley.
Carlos Rivera, 47, of Lawrence, is now facing 19 charges stemming from the May death of 13-year-old Chloe Ricard.
Most of those arrested are from Lawrence, which U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling called a hub for drug distribution across New England.
Three of the four teenagers remained hospitalized on Friday, two days after the single-car crash in North Andover.
August Von Ungern-Sternberg, 22, was charged with assault and battery, resisting arrest and witness intimidation.
"Rock the Block" had been planned to mark the one-year anniversary of the Merrimack Valley gas disaster in North Andover.
The fire at the TBI Recycling center did not impact curbside trash and recycling pickup in North Andover.
Firefighters were hampered by a limited water supply and 30-foot piles of construction debris at Thomson Brothers Industries.