Defendant has prior federal conviction for heroin trafficking and assault BOSTON – A Dominican national unlawfully residing in Lawrence, Mass. pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to ...

BOSTON – A Lowell man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for receiving and possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Steven Estrada Ramirez, 23, was sentenced by U.S. District ...

For the last eight years a group called The Movement Family (TMF) has been hosting pop-up dinners every Wednesday night at the Buckley garage in Lawrence to feed the poor, homeless, and ...

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I didn’t do much… a member of our Nation’s Silent Generation speaks…” When asked, Lawrence residents usually describe where they are from, by their neighborhood’s “nickname,” ...

Sheriff Kevin F. Coppinger and the Essex County Sheriff’s Department (ECSD) recently welcomed correctional leaders and community partners from across the country for a two-day ...

Massachusetts is the only state in the country where education is recognized as a fundamental right. That guarantee should mean that every child receives the ...

The State of our City is strong, and our future is even stronger. Lawrence has faced real challenges, economic pressure, ...

By Bill Cushing After a virus turns most of humanity into a hive mind, novelist Carol Sturka (Rhea Seehorn), who is immune to ...

Before moving here, I lived in a neighborhood of strangers. Now I live in a community of friends who care.” says senior Wayne ...

As the weather reaches frigid temperatures and the real estate market in Massachusetts remains incredibly expensive, Kane’s attention turns to the increasing number of families that are forced to ...

The State Police Detective Unit assigned to the Office of Essex County District Attorney Paul F. Tucker was recently honored for its work that led to the 2025 indictment of the ...