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Lawrence Morning Brief, Oct. 20: Leahy building panel meets Thursday
Leahy School Building Committee meets Thursday afternoon to continue work on the school project.
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City seeks plow contractors for winter season
City of Lawrence opens bidding for snow plow contractors ahead of 2026-2027 winter season.
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City Council holds public hearing Tuesday
Lawrence City Council holds a public hearing Tuesday evening at 200 Common Street. Also in today's brief (12 items): Workforce board panel meets Tuesday morning; Breast cancer support group meets Tuesday; City Council holds public hearing Tuesday; Community yard sale set for Wednesday.
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Senator Payano visits Frost Complex
State Senator Pavel Payano visited Lawrence's Frost Complex for a civics lesson with students.
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of October 5, 2026 through October 11, 2026
Four Lawrence, Massachusetts obituaries published this week: Burgess, Doris; Magoon, Pauline T.; Rodriguez, Migdalia D.; and Rosario, Celeste Trinidad. Magoon, 79, died October 5; Rosario, 92, died October 6; Rodriguez, 76, died October 7; and Burgess died October 8. No age was listed for Burgess.
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Just one property sale recorded in September
Lawrence's September property records show just one recorded sale across the entire city. From our own coverage: Lawrence deed data shows just one September sale. Also in today's brief (4 items): Rollins School celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with art; No school Monday for Indigenous…
Real Estate
Lawrence Records Just One Property Sale in September, Too Few to Show a Trend
Essex County deed records show just one Lawrence property sale recorded between Sept. 11 and Oct. 10: a $600,000 transaction that closed Sept. 25, sold by Merrimack Valley Support Systems Inc. to Abad & Vasquez Properties LLC. No street address, square footage or bedroom count was avail…
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Finance panel backs $3.3M in school roof loans
Lawrence Finance Committee backs $3.3 million in school roof loans ahead of state funding vote. From our own coverage: Lawrence panel backs $3.3 million in school roof loans; Lawrence panel tables first economic master plan. Also in today's brief (3 items): Rollins School celebrates wit…
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Two properties sold in late September
Two Lawrence properties sold in late September, with the city's latest records now public. From our own coverage: Lawrence records two late-September property transfers. Also in today's brief (3 items): Central Catholic girls soccer hosts Newton North; No school Monday for Indigenous Pe…
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Lawrence Deed Records Show Single Confirmed Sale Price of $600,000 This Period
Essex County Registry of Deeds records show two property transfers in Lawrence recorded between Sept. 4 and Oct. 3. Only one carries a confirmed sale price, $600,000, for a property sold Sept. 25 by Merrimack Valley Support Systems Inc. to Abad & Vasquez Properties LLC. The second trans…
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