Find Your Daily Voice
48°
Road Cracks Open, Multiple Driveways Ruined In Methuen Water Main Break
A major water pipe built in the 1930s burst, leaving 30 homes without water service.
A major water main on East Street in Methuen, near Swan Street, burst around 3 a.m. on Friday, May 12, according to the City of Methuen Water Department.
A large hole, around 30 by 30 feet in size, opened up around the water main. Multiple driveways and around 70 feet of the edge of the road were lost in the incident, the Water Department told Daily Voice.
East Road is closed from Russ Street to Swan Street at the East Fire Station, but the city hopes to have the roads open between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m., acc…
Fatal Wreck: Woman, 64, Hit By Van In Lawrence Dies Week Later, DA Says
A 64-year-old who was hit by a van last week in Lawrence has died of her injuries in a Boston hospital, authorities said.
Silvana Seabra, 64, of Methuen, was hit just before 2:45 p.m. on April 3 at the intersection of Lawrence Street and Erving Avenue, the Essex County District Attorney's Office said. Paramedics rushed her to Boston Medical Center, but she succumbed to her injuries on Monday, April 10.
A man who was also struck by the van suffered minor injuries and is recovering at home after being treated at Lawrence General Hospital, the prosecutor said.
Massachusetts State Police a…
