LOWELL — A Boston University study found that a dip in the waters of the Merrimack River may bring cooling relief and a trip to a local emergency department for an acute gastrointestinal illness and ...

LOWELL — Combined sewer overflows reached a record high in 2024, with 896 million gallons of untreated sewage released along the Merrimack River, about 30% above the average amount in the previous 10 ...

HAVERHILL — Following a brief but heavy rainstorm Monday night, city wastewater officials issued a “Combined Sewer Overflow Notification,” meaning the city experienced a combined sewer overflow from ...

The first half of July gave Gov. Charlie Baker and his administration more than two dozen new examples of sewage being dumped into public waterways after heavy rain that they can point to as they ...