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August Rudisell / Lawrence Times
Health February 22, 2024 - 10:04 pm

No, you won’t get hepatitis A from Lawrence’s drinking water

by Lawrence Times

The concentration of hepatitis A in Lawrence’s wastewater — aka sewage — has been on the rise, but the drinking water is clean and safe, according to the city.

August Rudisell / Lawrence Times
Environment February 20, 2024 - 1:52 pm

Lawrence’s compost facility to reopen for the season on first Saturday in March

by Lawrence Times

The City of Lawrence will reopen its compost facility for the season with a self-load event on Saturday, March 2.

Lawrence news February 17, 2024 - 10:34 pm

City offices to close, trash pickup to be delayed and more Presidents Day changes

by Lawrence Times

Here’s a quick roundup of trash pickup details, offices that will be closed and more for Presidents Day, Monday, Feb. 19.

Lawrence news February 15, 2024 - 5:24 pm

City of Lawrence to launch revamped SeeClickFix mobile app

by Lawrence Times

The City of Lawrence will soon launch a mobile app where community members can report code compliance issues, missed trash pickups and more, according to a city news release.

Lawrence news February 8, 2024 - 3:38 pm

City of Lawrence launching new homeless solutions division; homeless programs coordinator to become director

by Mackenzie Clark

The City of Lawrence is launching its new homeless solutions division, and Misty Bosch-Hastings, who has served as homeless programs coordinator for the city since summer, will serve as its director.

August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Lawrence news February 3, 2024 - 5:09 pm

Second community meeting to discuss plans for Mass Street from 14th to 23rd

by Lawrence Times

A second open house-style community meeting is set to discuss plans to make a stretch of Massachusetts Street from 14th Street south to 23rd into a multimodal corridor.

Lawrence news February 3, 2024 - 5:08 pm

Reminder: 6th Street projects to start in Lawrence; road closures coming up

by Lawrence Times

The City of Lawrence will soon begin work on several projects along Sixth Street that will require some road and lane closures starting Monday, Feb. 5.

August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Lawrence news January 24, 2024 - 3:24 pm

Lawrence Transit adjusting some bus routes again following major redesign; changes effective Feb. 12

by Lawrence Times

Lawrence Transit is making tweaks to some bus route schedules based on community feedback since major route redesigns went into effect at the beginning of the year.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence news January 23, 2024 - 5:25 pm

Lawrence’s overflow winter emergency shelters to close for now

by Mackenzie Clark

With the worst of the extreme weather behind us — at least for now — Lawrence’s overflow winter emergency shelters will close for the time being, effective Wednesday morning.

Lawrence news January 19, 2024 - 1:39 pm

6th Street projects to start in Lawrence; road closures coming up

by Lawrence Times

The City of Lawrence will soon begin work on several projects along Sixth Street that will require some road and lane closures starting Monday, Feb. 5.

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