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National Guard Aids Victims Of Gas Explosions
National Guard Aids Victims Of Gas Explosions
National Guard Aids Victims Of Gas Explosions
LAWRENCE, Mass. (AP) _ Hotplates are being distributed to residents who have been left without gas service more than a week after gas explosions and fires rocked the Merrimack Valley. The Boston Globe reports that members of the Massachusetts National Guard started giving out thousands of hotplates to residents Saturday morning as part of a massive relief effort in Lawrence, Andover and North Ando
Scam Artists At Work After Gas Explosions In Merrimack Valley
Scam Artists At Work After Gas Explosions In Merrimack Valley
Scam Artists At Work After Gas Explosions In Merrimack Valley
LAWRENCE, Mass. (AP) _ Massachusetts officials are warning of a scam targeting people seeking to help those displaced by the natural gas explosions and fires that rocked the Merrimack Valley north of Boston. Local officials in Lawrence and Andover say residents have reported receiving calls from individuals falsely claiming they're collecting donations on behalf of a local firefighter's associatio
Governor Declares State Of Emergency In Lawrence
Governor Declares State Of Emergency In Lawrence
Governor Declares State Of Emergency In Lawrence
(Lawrence, MA) -- The governor of Massachusetts is declaring a state of emergency following deadly gas explosions in three towns north of Boston. Governor Charlie Baker on Friday said the company behind the explosions, Columbia Gas, is being removed from local operations...
North Andover Teen Punished For Helping Friend
North Andover Teen Punished For Helping Friend
North Andover Teen Punished For Helping Friend
Erin Cox, a North Andover Mass High School student is being punished for picking up her intoxicated friend from a party. When she arrived, police were also there arresting people for underage drinking. “But I wasn’t drinking,” Cox told the Boston Herald...