Courtesy photo. Central Catholic High School in Lawrence is decorated for the holidays.
Courtesy photoPhilip Kirby, left, and MJ Lesofsky are two Central Catholic seniors organizing this year s Christmas Project. The fundraiser has gone virtual this year.
Courtesy photo. Students at Central Catholic High School are collecting money to purchase beverages for Lazarus House and gift cards for Catholic Charities of the Merrimack Valley.
LAWRENCE â When the coronavirus pandemic hit â hard â in Lawrence, residents felt the effects in ways some of their neighbors elsewhere in the Merrimack Valley and across the state could not even imagine.
Public events celebrating the upcoming Christmas holiday were called off due to gathering restrictions way back in the spring. People in need turned to the Lazarus House shelter for food, with 300 families per day served at the soup kitchen and another 1,300 weekly at the food pantry.Â