The police chief is calling it "a debilitating blow to public safety" for the whole region as 50 officers were expected to get pink slips.
A 58-year-old Lawrence man is being held on $1 million bail on charges related to the December death of Precious Wallaces.
The two men were arrested at the Kohl's Department store around 4 pm Wednesday.
Listen as North Andover rescue personnel respond to the Sept. 13 gas explosions.
Deborah Moccia, 63, was sentenced to jail time she already served in the case stemming from her October arrest.
Fire and ambulance workers administered Narcan to the 40-year-old woman, who was found unresponsive in a parking lot.
No one appears to have been injured and the shooting remains under investigation.
Police said the items would have been worth more than $1.5 million if they were authentic.
The DA's office is investigating the death Precious Wallaces, a sixth-grade student at Consentino School.
The Essex County DA's office said the 41-year-old man apparently fell down an elevator shaft in Haverhill.
Crews from Columbia Gas of Massachusetts determined that the line had been abandoned and was not being used to carry natural gas.
Proceeds from WCVB's event were donated to the Greater Lawrence Disaster Relief Fund.
The driver of the truck refused medical attention.
The family -- including a three-week old baby -- became sickened after a furnace leaked carbon monoxide into their home.
A 23-year-old woman was held without bail on charges of assaulting her aunt, who later died, and cousin.
"We are deeply disturbed by this situation," Columbia Gas said in a statement.
The hearing was moved to Lynn because of Debbie Moccia's prior conviction of threatening two judges at Lawrence District Court.
A 30-year-old man with a serious leg injury was taken by helicopter to a Boston Hospital.
Joseph LaHood, 56, of North Andover, is employed by Bedford-based VanPool.
Zachary Nocco, 35, of North Andover, was one of six people arrested in Wednesday's sting operation.
Damon Deniso, 41, of North Andover, was charged with armed assault to murder and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.
Debbie Moccia, 63, will be back in court Nov. 14 to be arraigned on charges of trespassing at Merrimack College.
North Andover Police have logged 80 complaints against Debbie Moccia in recent weeks.
A 49-year-old Methuen man is the first to be charged after a violent video of a weekend melee made the rounds.
The same school was evacuated last week due to a gas odor, which officials said was unrelated to the explosions and fires in September.
Find out if sexual offenders or predators live in your neighborhood before trick-or-treating with the kids.
The 17-year-old girl was in a crash Monday night.
Crews were woking what police called "a possibly hazardous condition."
Gov. Charlie Baker mobilized the Massachusetts National Guard to hand out hotplates and space heaters to residents in the Merrimack Valley.
The Andover/North Andover YMCA is open to residents of both communities who want to take a shower.
A recording of the Lawrence Fire Department scanner as fires broke out offers a chilling portrait of Thursday's gas explosion.
Hospital officials said Friday they treated 13 patients, but expected more victims in the midst of the chaos.
As efforts turn from first response to clean up, officials and residents want answers from Columbia Gas.
Leonel Robson of Lawrence is the first confirmed fatality related to Thursday night's explosions and fires in the Merrimack Valley.
At least one person died and residents from an estimated 8,000 homes were displaced after dozens of fires and explosions rocked the region.
Mark McNally, 22, of North Andover, left his dog in a car where temperatures reached 139 degrees while he shopped.
Investigators believe Daniel Hernandez Ixta, 37, of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, was working as a courier for a drug dealer.
A California man is facing federal drug charges after he was arrested by DEA and Homeland Security agents.
The North Andover Fire Department has reported the incident to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
In a letter to a newspaper, Brian Chevalier says the NH Dept. of Corrections and Parole Board could have prevented Wendi Davidson's murder.