Story updated at 6:01 p.m. Tuesday:
As a protest that is occupying a block of Massachusetts Street continues into its fourth day, the City of Lawrence says it will keep the road closed "at least" through Wednesday.
Protesters have been occupying a portion of Massachusetts Street that runs through South Park since Saturday after a graphic banner depicting a lynching and an anonymous letter criticizing the Black ...
City officials and representatives of the city’s police union say they have decided to forgo the typical contract negotiation process because of the coronavirus pandemic, opting instead to put forward what both groups say is an extension of the current contract with only minimal changes.
The city’s employment agreement with the Lawrence Police Officers Association covers wages, benefits and working ...
The Lawrence Public Library has reopened in a limited capacity, but library leaders say a return to normal operating is still far away.
The library’s meeting areas, study tables and reading corners are gone, and there are limits on the number of visitors and how long they can stay.
Executive Director Brad Allen said the library, at 707 Vermont St., is not ready to return to a place for people to read and ...
Roadwork will soon begin to temporarily reconfigure the layout of downtown Lawrence to allow more space for outdoor commerce due to the coronavirus pandemic.
On Monday, city staff will begin work on Massachusetts Street for the recently approved reconfiguration plan, which will cause some traffic closures while the work is in progress, according to a city news release. The work, which will continue on Tuesday ...
City planners have reaffirmed their decision that a longtime family-run tavern in East Lawrence can't reopen because it let a special allowance lapse.
Planners determined in March that the former Charlie’s East Side Grill & Bar, 900 Pennsylvania St., had forfeited the grandfathered tavern use that had allowed it to operate despite zoning that disallowed such use. Members of the Del Campo family, who own ...
The City of Lawrence is reopening community feedback on the city’s strategic plan to see how racial justice movements and the COVID-19 pandemic have affected community priorities.
The Lawrence City Commission will use the feedback to inform its strategic plan, which helps guide the commission’s budget decisions. The city already collected feedback from residents in February and March, but states in a news ...
