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The coming of the new year carries at least one sign of progress: Vaccines have arrived. As of Thursday, Massachusetts has administered 78,643 potentially life-saving doses.
Tucked into the roughly $900 billion coronavirus relief package that Congress passed late Monday is a gas pipeline safety provision that U.S. Sen. Edward Markey has been trying to get enacted for two years. Markey's Leonel Rondon Pipeline Safety Act, which is named for the 18-year-old man who was killed as a result of the explosions and fires that rocked Lawrence, Andover and North Andover on Sept. 13, 2018, his office said. "The passage of this legislation is a critical step in ensuring that we prioritize public safety over corporate profit and never allow a tragic disaster like this to happ...
Lawrence Mayor Daniel Rivera in his City Hall office. (Jesse Costa/WBUR) Lawrence Mayor Dan Rivera has set his resignation date for Jan. 8. That means the city of Lawrence must now hold a special election. The city council would need to hold a special election within 90 days of Rivera stepping down, according to city ordinances. The winner of the election would serve the remainder of Rivera's term. However, the city council may seek to bypass the special election with permission from the state. Rivera would be entering the final year of his second four-year term leading the city. He is leav...
UpdatedFri, Dec 11, 2020 at 3:52 pm ET Reply Wilmington police encouraged drivers to avoid the Concord Street area Thursday due to backups. (Shutterstock) WILMINGTON, MA — It's Friday, Dec. 11. Here's what Patch has been covering in the Merrimack Valley and across Massachusetts today. Wilmington police warned of traffic backups around the award-winning Concord Street light display after the display won ABC's "Great Christmas Light Fight" Wednesday. This is not the first year the display has caused traffic, according to Deputy Chief Brian Pupa — the display has received local media attent...
Reply Mayor Dan Rivera speaks, with Gov. Charlie Baker behind him, in the wake of the 2018 Merrimack Valley gas explosions. ( (Jenna Fisher/Patch) LAWRENCE, MA — Lawrence Mayor Dan Rivera was named the new CEO of MassDevelopment, the agency said Thursday. Gov. Charlie Baker nominated Rivera and the agency's board voted unanimously to confirm him at their meeting Thursday. The Democratic mayor, an ally of the Republican governor, will succeed Lauren Liss as CEO of the semi-public development and finance agency. The agency helps finance housing, cultural and business development. Subscribe "I...