LAWRENCE — Mayor Dan Rivera and Columbia Gas are at odds over who was responsible for the gas main break Friday as well as several other details surrounding the incident.

LAWRENCE — Hundreds of people spent hours waiting in line in the parking lot behind St. Patrick Church at 118 S. Broadway Monday, filing claims for lost food, wages, profit and inventory due to last week’s gas main break that forced the evacuation of dozens of homes and businesses for more t…

LAWRENCE - The remaining residents evacuated from their homes after a gas leak in South Lawrence early Friday morning were allowed to return home on Saturday, as Columbia Gas was going door-to-door restoring service.

LAWRENCE — A police officer working a detail on South Broadway heard the hiss of natural gas and saw smoke shooting into the air. It was the beginning of a major gas leak that would force South Lawrence residents out of their homes and into early morning darkness Friday.

No gas service shut them down. Then it changed their customer's habits. Paving made it worse, and they're still struggling. 

After every disaster, no matter the scale, come the questions: When have we recovered? When is the work done? 

Everyone, it seems, remembers where they were that day.

ANDOVER —Replacing over 18,500 appliances in homes in the Merrimack Valley was no small feat. It took months of coordination, and some days over 200 people were working to remove and replace appliances in the homes of Columbia Gas customers in the area.

As the new fall season of sports kicks off in the Merrimack Valley, coaches and athletes are coasting through tryouts, practices and games free from disruption — unlike last fall.

A team of attorneys say they are close to putting money in the hands of thousands of Merrimack Valley residents and business owners blindsided by disaster a year ago.

NORTH ANDOVER — The last year has been an extremely difficult one for James and Rosemary Connelly Smedile.

LAWRENCE — Fire and heavy smoke smoldered at 274 Haverhill St. for several hours Wednesday, less than two days before a married couple planned to move into a first-floor unit, according to family members at the scene.

LAWRENCE — Fire and heavy smoke smoldered at 274 Haverhill St. for several hours on Wednesday, less than two days before a married couple planned to move into a first floor unit, according to family members at the scene.

LAWRENCE — Columbia Gas' presence in Lawrence, Andover and North Andover over the past 11 months is seen in hundreds of kitchens and driveways, on sidewalks and behind detour signs blocking torn up roads.

LAWRENCE — A group of disgruntled South Lawrence business owners packed into a hair salon on South Broadway Friday afternoon, asking Mayor Dan Rivera how they can recoup their losses from the ongoing impact of the Sept. 13, 2018 natural gas explosions and fires.

LAWRENCE — Maria Lopez isn't afraid to say what's on her mind.

BOSTON — The law firm which represented the family of Leonel Rondon, the 18-year-old Lawrence man who was killed in the Sept. 13 Merrimack Valley gas explosions, will set up a scholarship in his name.

NORTH ANDOVER — Officials huddled outside Rose & Dove Gift Shop Tuesday morning to detail a new regional marketing campaign that will boost small businesses still struggling from the Sept. 13 gas disaster. They also provided an update on business recovery efforts.

Lawrence Mayor Daniel Rivera said the $80 million that Columbia Gas is giving the three communities affected by the gas disaster covers their financial losses, but does not make up for the months of disruption in thousands of victims' lives.

ANDOVER — Officials in Lawrence, Andover and North Andover announced an $80 million settlement with Columbia Gas Tuesday afternoon to compensate the communities for road restoration and municipal claims and costs resulting from the Sept. 13 gas disasters.