The following is a response from Lawrence Mayor Daniel Rivera to Maine Gov. Paul LePage’s comments about where the opioids causing problems in Maine are coming from. PAUL LEPAGE, the governor of Maine, is clearly at a loss on how to fix his state’s drug problem. Join the club. We are looking for solutions not scapegoats. […]
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Rivera’s take on School Department odyssey
LIKE MANY PROBLEMS IN LAWRENCE, the problem with the School Department headquarters and the lease at 237-255 Essex St. is old and complicated. This month, a 28-plus-year-old problem was resolved when the city entered into an agreement to settle a lawsuit with the owners of 237-255 Essex St. and to purchase the building behind City […]
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Rivera: Lawrence is strong, people are talking about city
The following is a slightly edited version of the State of the City speech of Lawrence Mayor Daniel Rivera, which was delivered on Tuesday. I STAND BEFORE YOU TONIGHT to tell you that the State of our City is strong. It is strong today even though this year greeted us with seven feet of snow […]
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Rivera: Pushing for change creates enemies
A group in Lawrence is mounting a campaign to recall Lawrence Mayor Dan Rivera from office. What follows is the mayor’s response to that effort. His mention of landlords “looking to take advantage of the city” is an apparent reference to a city-landlord dispute chronicled in CommonWealth. I RAN FOR MAYOR to make Lawrence better, […]
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Rivera explains stance on Lawrence Trust Act
Lawrence Mayor Daniel Rivera issued the following statement on Wednesday, a day after the City Council voted 7-2 in favor of a measure that bars police from detaining anyone for federal immigration officials unless the person has a criminal warrant for their arrest. The ordinance also bars federal immigration officials from using city facilities, databases, […]