Lawrence News

Firefighters from the West Station in Andover rushed over to the house fire on Atwood Lane after a call came in shortly before 4 pm.

The following are excerpts from the Andover Police log. The log is open to the public.

The Lawrence homes are part of a national Habitat for Humanity Home Builders Blitz goal to build 250 homes in 25 states.

Shana Manzi, 43, 317 Boston Road, Billerica; domestic assault and battery, malicious destruction of property, intimidation of a witness, warrant , warrant .

LAWRENCE - A man accused of trying to burglarize a Lawrence market wound up in intensive care after the owner attacked him with a baseball bat.

A Lawrence store owner who's been sleeping in his business since a robbery earlier this year used a baseball bat to beat an intruder so severely that he landed the suspect in the hospital.

Welcome to "North Reading, Do You Remember?," where we take a look back on the news from past years in North Reading.

It's Friday, and you're trying to figure out what to do with your Memorial Day weekend.

SPRINGFIELD - The state Department of Public Utilities will hold a public hearing at Springfield City Hall, 36 Court St., at 7 p.m. Wednesday to discuss a petition by Columbia Gas of Massachusetts to raise its base distribution rates.

EWKSBURY, Mass. - Russ Caswell, 68, is bewildered: "What country are we in?" He and his wife Pat are ensnared in a Kafkaesque nightmare unfolding in Orwellian language.

Sunday, May 6 Willian Rodrigues, 26, 16 Common St., arrested and charged with unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and following too close.

A drug investigation involving the court-authorized interception of telephone conversations led to the arrests of seven people last night and the seizure of more than a kilogram of cocaine, a firearm and $11,000 in cash, according to authorities.

Former "This Old House" host Steve Thomas, will help Merrimack Valley Habitat for Humanity and six local home building companies raise walls on two homes on Market Street in Lawrence during the Home Builders Blitz 2012 .

LAWRENCE, Mass. - There was a time in this country's history when "class warfare" was more than an epithet politicians hurled at each other.

Despite Columbia Gas of Massachusetts' request for a rate increase, the average bill for a home-heating customer who also cooks with gas is expected to fall $15 a year from $1,268 a year for November 2011 to October 2012 to an estimated $1,253 for the fiscal year starting in November.

Hair of the Dog : The 8th Annual Hair of the Dog Beer and Wine Tasting fundraiser is being held tonight at the Essex Art Center at 56 Island Street in Lawrence, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The cost is $25 and funds go toward the MSPCA at Nevins Farm in Methuen.A Smolak Farms Opening Weekend : The North Andover farm is having their opening weekend ... (more)

He was born July 28, 1925, in Lawrence, Mass., the son of the late John H. Tacy Sr.

A raid of a Lawrence social club uncovered illegal gaming activities, including betting on baseball games and simulcast cockfights from Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, State Police said today.