Lawrence NewsLocal news for Lawrence, MA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Numerous code violations found in building where baby fell through window- July 7, 2008 The height of the windows in the second-floor apartment from where an 18-month-old girl fell earlier this week are in violation of building codes, Inspectional Service Commissioner Myles Burke said.http://www.topix.net/city/lawrence-ma/2008/07/numerous-code-violations-found-in-building-w... Remember Route 110 when it was the only way to the beach- July 6, 2008 Lawrence native Bill Laird remembers the days before the big open highway, Interstate 495, was built.http://www.topix.net/city/lawrence-ma/2008/07/remember-route-110-when-it-was-the-only-way-... Lawrence native starts new chief's role today- July 5, 2008 Nora Carroll comes from a large Lawrence family steeped in community service. She, however, is only the second relative they can refer to as "chief." Effective today, Carroll, 28, has been promoted from ...http://www.topix.net/city/lawrence-ma/2008/07/lawrence-native-starts-new-chiefs-role-today... Quips and quotes- July 4, 2008 "Iraq is in a much better place than it was a year ago, across the board. We're not at the sustainable point yet; we're not at the irreversible point yet." Adm.http://www.topix.net/city/lawrence-ma/2008/07/quips-and-quotes?fromrss=1 Our view: Start highway construction earlier in the year- July 3, 2008 This region's roads and bridges need repair - some of them desperately. So it makes obvious sense for the state to be investing $1 billion in highway infrastructure improvements over the next 10 years.http://www.topix.net/city/lawrence-ma/2008/07/our-view-start-highway-construction-earlier-... Haverhill police: Drug dealers were hiding in plain sight Men...- July 3, 2008 To a passer-by, it looked like the two men in the red Ford Escort had run into some bad luck.http://www.topix.net/city/lawrence-ma/2008/07/haverhill-police-drug-dealers-were-hiding-in... Lawrence man admits to perjury- July 3, 2008 A Lawrence man admitted yesterday that he lied to an Essex County grand jury investigating the 2006 shooting death of Rafael Gomez, 19, of Lawrence.http://www.topix.net/city/lawrence-ma/2008/07/lawrence-man-admits-to-perjury?fromrss=1 Lawrence toddler injured in fall from window- July 2, 2008 An 18-month-old girl was injured last night when she fell 30 to 40 feet from a window of her family's apartment, police said.http://www.topix.net/city/lawrence-ma/2008/07/lawrence-toddler-injured-in-fall-from-window... Convicted rapist caught in Dominican republic- July 2, 2008 A Massachusetts man who fled the state just hours before a jury convicted him of raping his daughter has been captured in the Dominican Republic.http://www.topix.net/city/lawrence-ma/2008/07/convicted-rapist-caught-in-dominican-republi... Store owner thought robber had bazooka N.H. man charged in three robbery attempts within a half hour- July 2, 2008 Police said Steven Conde told them he used a cargo cover spool as a fake bazooka in an attempt to rob a grocery market yesterday.http://www.topix.net/city/lawrence-ma/2008/07/store-owner-thought-robber-had-bazooka-n-h-m... |