State transportation officials are warning drivers of nightly lane closures on a portion of Interstate 495 northbound in Lawrence and Methuen, between exit 103A (Commonwealth Drive) and the Haverhill/Methuen city
HAVERHILL — After learning about last month’s theft of power tools, extension cords and landscaping equipment from Mill Brook Park, where the city’s Vietnam War Veterans Memorial is located, the
A fire that broke out last week in Lawrence displaced dozens of people, and the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency has organized a pop-up resource center.
PHOTO COURTESY RON LAVALLEEÂ Lawrence firefighter Juan Manny Gonzalez
Firefighter Juan Manny Gonzalez talks with Lawrence Mayor Daniel Rivera in this file photo. Gonzalez, 54, beat COVID-19 but it was two months before he finally tested negativeÂ
LAWRENCE â Confined to his basement, battling a stubborn fever and a persistent cough, Juan Manny Gonzalez prayed for the safety of his wife, Gloribel. I kept praying, Keep her healthy. Let me carry the burden. Don t give it to her, said the veteran Lawrence firefighter. I prayed for my better half not to get this and, thank God, she never did.
Gonzalez, 54, beat COVID-19 but it was two months before he finally tested negative and one of his lungs was affected, requiring him to perform breathing therapy daily.Â