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Sep 27, 2019
Gas Leak Reported in City Affected by Deadly Explosions Last Year
by NBC NewsCenter Maine "Just because the affected area is smaller, does not mean that this is less dangerous or less impactful,"...
Sep 27, 2019
UPDATE: Power restored to several hundred customers in South Lawrence, 597 still without electricity
by Jill Harmacinski, Eagle Tribune UPDATE, 12:36 P.M. National Grid reports, as of noon today, it has restored power to several hundred...
Sep 27, 2019
Massachusetts lawmakers frustrated with Columbia Gas after Lawrence leak
by Lisa Kashinsky, Boston Herald U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton said Columbia Gas should lose its license to distribute in the Bay State after a...
Sep 27, 2019
Gas leak sparks new fears in traumatized Lawrence
by Stefan Geller, Boston Herald A major gas leak in Lawrence forced hundreds of residents out of their homes early Friday morning with...
Sep 27, 2019
‘Major’ gas leak in Lawrence gives residents flashbacks of 2018
by Michael Levenson and Emily Sweeney, Boston Globe A gas leak forced hundreds of panicked residents to flee their homes in Lawrence...
Sep 27, 2019
Gas Leak Causes Early Morning Evacuations In Lawrence
by WBUR A gas leak forced more than 100 Lawrence residents out of their homes early Friday morning, officials said. Police say the...
Sep 27, 2019
Major gas leak in Lawrence forces evacuations
by Boston Herald At least 100 people were evacuated from their homes this morning after a “major gas leak” was reported in Lawrence one...
Sep 27, 2019
"La gente debe desalojar": Autoridades responden a significativa fuga de gas en Lawrence
de Telemundo El viernes se ordenaron desalojos en Lawrence, Massachusetts, por una "fuga de gas significativa" en un área sacudida por...
Sep 27, 2019
‘Major’ Gas Leak in Lawrence Evacuates 146 Homes Friday
by Allison Corneau, 97.9 WHAV A Columbia Gas leak described by officials as “major” in Lawrence’s South Broadway area forced the...
Sep 24, 2019
Columbia Gas emergency maps, contacts unavailable during Merrimack Valley gas disaster
by Jill Harmacinski, Eagle Tribune WASHINGTON, D.C. — The company overseeing the Merrimack Valley's gas pipes for a century did not have...
Sep 24, 2019
NTSB blames shoddy work at Columbia Gas for Lawrence-area disaster
Milton J. Valencia, Boston Globe The natural gas disaster that shook the Merrimack Valley in September 2018 was preceded by mistakes...
Sep 15, 2019
A year after gas disaster, community shows resilient spirit
by Paul Tennant, Eagle Tribune Last year’s gas disaster failed to break Lawrence’s time-honored ability to fight back. The Community...
Sep 13, 2019
Years and miles of work remain on the road to recovery
by Alexandra Nicolas, Eagle Tribune After every disaster, no matter the scale, come the questions: When have we recovered? When is the...
Sep 13, 2019
Microcosm of a crisis: Longtime successful coffee shop struggles to stay afloat
by Bill Kirk, Eagle Tribune For four months beginning Sept. 14, 2018, John Farrington went to work, sat on the first stool of the small...
Sep 13, 2019
Lawrence Names Square After Teen Killed In Gas Explosions
by WBZ News Radio 1030 On the one-year anniversary of the Merrimack Valley gas explosions, the City of Lawrence named a square after the...
Sep 13, 2019
Forever remembered: Corner dedicated to Lawrence teen killed in gas disaster
by Jill Harmacinski, Eagle Tribune A year ago, in the hours after a house exploded on Chickering Street, Gov. Charlie Baker went to see...
Sep 13, 2019
Lawrence Mayor Dan Rivera recounts memories of gas explosion
by Ed Harding, WCVB Ch5 Watch video >>
Sep 13, 2019
‘It Took A Village’: Lawrence Mayor Dan Rivera On City’s Emotional Odyssey Since Gas Explosions
by Paula Ebben, CBS Boston (Ch4) It has been a year since the Merrimack Valley Explosions; a year of tragedy and triumph for Lawrence...
Sep 13, 2019
Lawrence Ballfield Renovation Continues 1 Year After Gas Explosions
by NBC Boston When the baseball field is completed, the city will hold a major celebration that Mayor Daniel Rivera hopes can help close...
Sep 13, 2019
City of Lawrence Honors Victim of Merrimack Valley Explosion
by NECN The city of Lawrence, Massachusetts, honored the teenage victim killed last year in the Merrimack Valley explosions. Watch video >>
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