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LAWRENCE — Speaker after speaker told federal energy licensing regulators last week that the hydroelectric-power producing Essex Company has for decades neglected its North and South canals, rendering them structurally

How Massachusetts became a model for turning industrial-era mills into modern housing.

LAWRENCE — Distrust runs deep in the city when it comes to belief that Patriot Hydro will act on its responsibility for the historic canals that run on either side

NEWBURYPORT — Climate justice, its connection to racial inequality, and the impact of community action will be the topic of a free special event hosted by the PEG Center for

The Boys and Girls Club of Greater Haverhill, Groundwork Lawrence and Merrimack Valley YMCA in Lawrence are among 59 organizations sharing in $230,000 in state grants to create and pay for youth jobs this summer. Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell said the summer jobs are focused on mental health, physical well-being and overall wellness. Other […]

LAWRENCE — Housing advocates and officials celebrated a small but important and hard-won victory for renters Tuesday on a former industrial site with the opening of 40 units in one

Fali Sherpid, of Methuen, attends the farmers’ market at Nevins Memorial Library, at 305 Broadway, each month. He returns to his home with bags of fresh produce – especially the

LAWRENCE — Former Mayor Dan Rivera was honored Thursday for his dedication to promoting economic development strategies in the city.

Haverhill and Lawrence are receiving $100,000 each from the state’s Greening the Gateway Cities Implementation Grant Program to plant hundreds of trees. Haverhill will plant 300 trees and hand out educational brochures about the benefits of a healthy tree canopy and tree care, while Groundwork Lawrence plants 350 trees in the South Lawrence West neighborhood, […]

More than two dozen local businesses and organizations are set to be honored when the Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce conducts its Annual Small Business Recognition Awards Program early next month. As he has previously, Robert Nelson, Massachusetts director of the U.S. Small Business Administration, is expected to address recipients and guests Friday, June 9, […]