Lawrence News

A woman set fire to the curtains in her apartment after an argument with her live-in boyfriend early yesterday, according to police.

Lawrence Library in Pepperell has until Dec. 15 to meet a $1,000 challenge issued by Pepperell resident and library patron Diane Murphy to install floor coverings to protect the building's newly refinished hardwood floors.

Michael Amante is coming back to Lawrence. This is his third trip to Lawrence - his fourth to the area - since he first sang at the Feast of the Three Saints in 2006.

A masked gunman stormed into Estrella Market and Restaurant last night and robbed two cashiers.

A man was charged with damaging cars on Cambridge Street after police officers found him at the scene.

Charging the School Department for crossing guards, police officers posted at schools and building maintenance are just a few ways the city's finance director believes he can shrink a $9.5 million budget deficit.

Congratulations to all those who took part yesterday in what is the purest expression of democracy - a free election.

A city man was sentenced to 12 to 15 years in state prison after his conviction on two counts of child rape.

Al Khoury made sure this year that when the city observes Veterans Day, people will talk about the five Owen brothers who served in the armed forces - four of them in World War II.

City officials will meet tomorrow with the owners of the Merrimac Paper Co. building that was ravaged by fire Friday night to determine how soon the mill can be demolished.

City councilors and Mayor William Manzi are joining residents in opposing T-Mobile's plan to install a cell phone tower at 24 Maplewood Ave.

A three alarm fire tore through an abandoned mill in Lawrence Friday night. The fire broke out at the Merrimack Paper Company shortly after 7 p.m. on Canal Street.

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A search for a missing 1-year-old has ended successfully, as the baby girl was found safe inside an apartment building adjacent to the building she lived in.

Despite a number of close races in Lawrence, there will likely be just one recount this month, according to election officials.

With eight of their colleagues facing layoffs, firefighters used the sidewalk outside City Hall last night for an informational picket.

When William Lantigua is sworn in as the state's first elected Hispanic mayor in January, he will be working with a new City Council the majority of which for the first time also will be Hispanic.

Two Lawrence men have been charged with possessing and attempting to sell crack cocaine following a drug bust Monday night during which one police officer was nearly run over and another had her car rammed by the fleeing suspects.

Rep. William Lantigua has defeated City Council David Abdoo in the Lawrence mayoral race, becoming the first Latino to be elected mayor in state history.

There were more poll workers than voters in several precincts in the city today, but a steady stream of people have been heading out to vote for candidates for mayor, city council and school committee.