The body of a missing 4-year-old from Lawrence was recovered from the Merrimack River in Tewksbury Friday morning Azriel Lopez had been missing for nearly two weeks when his body was found by an off-duty Massachusetts State Police lieutenant according to the Middlesex district attorney’s office The lieutenant was boating near the Trull Brook Golf Course around 9 a.m Lopez was reported missing in the water near the Western Canal in Lowell at around 5:45 p.m Police said preliminary indications suggested the boy was pulled by the current into the river Local and state police mounted an extensive search of the river by boat and air, assisted by firefighters and dive teams Agencies from several communities along the river The State Police Marine Unit and Dive Team responded Friday morning and identified the body as Lopez’s and Methuen police also assisted in the recovery of the body The chief medical examiner’s office will determine the immediate cause of death Days after their son went missing, Lopez’s family told Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra they knew he was likely dead but they urged rescuers to continue the search for his body because he’s my son,” said Carmen Fontanéz Home Delivery Gift Subscriptions Log In Manage My Account Customer Service Delivery Issues Feedback News Tips Help & FAQs Staff List Advertise Newsletters View the ePaper Order Back Issues News in Education Search the Archives Privacy Policy Terms of Service Terms of Purchase Work at Boston Globe Media Internship Program Co-op Program Do Not Sell My Personal Information (WJAR) — Massachusetts law enforcement officials announced that the body of a 4-year-old boy was recovered from the Merrimack River in Tewksbury on Friday had been reported missing on April 19 after he accidentally fell into the river in Lowell Massachusetts State Police said their off-duty lieutenant who was on the river in his personal boat located what appeared to be a body near the Trull Brook Golf Course Authorities were able to recover the body and identify the boy Thanks for visiting The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here Game Recap: Baseball | 5/4/2025 12:03:00 PM 10-14 MAAC) dropped the final game of the series against Merrimack 3-1 on Sunday at Bobo Field After four scoreless innings of baseball that saw Niagara starter Nate Bennett strike out seven Warriors batters Merrimack got on the board in the top of the fifth inning with a two run homer off the bat of Jack Andrews The Warriors added one more run to their lead in the seventh, while Niagara got on the board in the bottom half of the frame with their only run of the contest thanks to Ian Huang who hit a single to left center to score Jason Green from second Bennett got the start for the Purple and White, throwing 4.2 innings. Carter Fink came in for relief, allowing one run on one hit in 2.1 innings of work. Andrew Damiani came on to finish the game throwing two scoreless innings • Bennett recorded a season high seven strikeouts • Jacob Brooks extended his on base streak to 31 straight contests Niagara is back in action on May 6 to face Le Moyne in a midweek non-conference contest First pitch at Bobo Field is slated for 3 pm Thanks for visiting Equity actors for roles in Merrimack Repertory Theatre's 2025-26 Season (See breakdown) Merrimack Repertory Theatre does not believe in discrimination based on color are encouraged to audition and will be given full consideration Please prepare 2 one-minute contemporary monologues Optional - for musical consideration: prepare 16-bars and bring sheet music in correct key See breakdown for production specific dates For more information, please contact: [email protected] EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions Merrimack Repertory Theatre 2025-26 Season SYNOPSIS: Misery follows successful romance novelist Paul Sheldon who is rescued from a car crash by his “number one fan,” Annie Wilkes Annie reads his latest book and becomes enraged when she discovers the author has killed off her favorite character Annie forces Paul to write a new Misery novel and he quickly realizes Annie has no intention of letting him go anywhere The irate Annie has Paul writing as if his life depends on it Co-Directed by Courtney Sale and Karen Oster SYNOPSIS: From the songbook of Johnny Cash comes this unique jukebox musical about love and faith More than two dozen classic hits- including “I Walk The Line” and the title tune—performed by a multi-talented cast paint a musical portrait of The Man In Black crowd-pleasin' salute to a unique musical legend Johnny Cash’s remarkable life story is told through his music climaxing in a concert that will both move and exhilarate SEEKING: SINGERS/MUSICIANS adept at playing at least 1 of the following instruments: acoustic and electric guitar and other nontraditional stringed instruments Charismatic and highly proficient musician; adept at playing at least 1 of the instruments mentioned above Proficiency with multiple instruments is a plus SYNOPSIS: A new piece developed by Kevin Kling directed by Steven Dietz documenting Kling’s life events SYNOPSIS: Kween is a play about a Cambodian-American teenager who finds her voice through slam poetry following the aftermath of her father’s deportation a tough exterior with plenty of softness in the right moments the guy that makes you smile even when you don’t want to has the ability to be present with everyone has to be intentional and really speak up if he needs something LORT Non-Rep $839 weekly minimum (LORT D) Thank You!You have now been added to the list Blocking belongson the stage,not on websites Our website is made possible bydisplaying online advertisements to our visitors Please consider supporting us bywhitelisting playbill.com with your ad blocker.Thank you Game Recap: Baseball | 4/30/2025 8:53:00 PM | Rebecca Osowski Thanks for visiting Azriel Lopez’s body was pulled from the Merrimack River in Massachusetts Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE and was previously an entertainment reporter at The Messenger Game Recap: Baseball | 4/29/2025 9:16:00 PM | Ryan Adams Thanks for visiting Thanks for visiting Thanks for visiting Thanks for visiting 8vs0Merrimack College Photo by: Meg KellyEagles Beat Merrimack 8-0 in Five Innings April 23 BC will travel to Syracuse this weekend for a pivotal ACC series 8 Boston University men's ice hockey team fell in overtime at Merrimack Sophomore Jack Harvey scored for BU (15-10-1 10-6-1 HE) in the first period but Nick Pierre answered just over four minutes later for Merrimack (11-15-1 Neither team broke through until Caelan Fitzpatrick scored 20 seconds into overtime Freshman Cole Hutson and junior Quinn Hutson assisted on Harvey's eighth goal of the season. Freshman goaltender Mikhail Yegorov was terrific for the Terriers Thanks for visiting 6vs0Merrimack 1 Eagles Wrap Up Regular Season with 6-0 Victory over Merrimack March 08 Jacob Fowler posted his seventh shutout of the season; Eamon Powell led all scorers with three points Game Recap: Softball | 4/16/2025 9:26:00 PM LOWELL, Mass. – Senior Emily Tow (North Kingstown 5-6 AE) took two wins versus Merrimack (7-24) on Wednesday afternoon in non-conference play at River View Field The River Hawks collected an 11-5 victory in game one and a 5-1 win in game two versus the Warriors "I think everything was on point," said Head Coach Jen Starek "We looked very solid offensively and we stayed consistent." The River Hawks recorded 12 stolen bases today with Tow and Santiago each picking up three throwing the full seven to strike out nine and take the win Merrimack took the early lead in game one, generating a run from a passed ball. In the bottom of the first, however, Baumes got the River Hawks started with a double to right center before scoring on an error to erase the difference. Freshman Madi Wade (Hagerstown Md.) then drilled a single to right to plate Santiago and would eventually score on a single up the middle by Tow to put the River Hawks on top In the second, Merrimack recorded a run from a wild pitch to cut the difference to just one. The home team was quick to retaliate, though, as freshman Grace Stepp (Richboro Pa.) walked and then quickly advanced to third on ground outs before scoring on a miscue to make it 4-2 A quiet top of the inning would lead to a four-hit third from the River Hawks Fitzgerald and Santiago would all be credited with base hits to help increase the River Hawks' lead to 8-2 The Warriors answered back in the fourth with three runs Hardy registered her team's lone hit in the bottom of the inning with a well-placed single through the left side ahead of a single through the left side by Stepp in the fifth The Warriors were able to notch another hit in the sixth, but the River Hawks continued their offensive efforts. Santiago started the inning with a leadoff double to left and quickly made it home from a wild pitch. Tow tagged an RBI single, as freshman Taylor Dolan (Holbrook To finish up the inning Stepp hit a textbook sac fly to center allowing Tow to score and helping the River Hawks take the 11-5 decision Game two was underway when the Warriors earned one hit in the top of the first. In the home half of the inning, freshman Avery Spinello-Branch (Lorton Va.) walked and then advanced to second on a ground out sending Spinello-Branch home to take the 1-0 lead The Warriors evened the score in the second thanks to two hits Neither side was able to break the 1-1 stalemate in the third although the River Hawks totaled two base runners The top of the fourth sparked the River Hawks' momentum as DeCitise struck out two and retired the Warriors within three batters DeCitise and Fitzgerald earned back-to-back base hits UMass Lowell then collected two runs generated by a wild pitch and a ground out to go up The top of the fifth was also a 1-2-3 inning consisting of another two strikeouts for DeCitise Tow and Neeld earned singles and then quickly scored on a wild pitch as the ball drifted far beyond the Warriors' reach A quiet top of the sixth followed for Merrimack before a solo hit from Neeld in the bottom of the inning DeCitise would swiftly shut the Warriors down in the seventh striking out the side to help UMass Lowell to a 5-1 win The River Hawks are back home at River View Field on Friday April 18 for a three-game America East series versus Binghamton starting at 1 p.m The contest will be a dedication game for Morgan's Message Thanks for visiting ! 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Photo by: Ethan RoyHome Opener Against Merrimack on deck for Birdball March 10 2025 Home Opener scheduled for 3:00 on Tuesday at Harrington Athletics Village This website is unavailable in your location It appears you are attempting to access this website from a country outside of the United States therefore access cannot be granted at this time 2at3Merrimack Comeback Falls Short For Massachusetts Hockey At Merrimack 2025 at 1:56 pm ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}Here are the results from the April 8 (Patch Graphics)Editor's Note: The final results sent to Merrimack NH Patch and published on Wednesday were incorrect: 1,000 votes approving the pump station were missing NH — Here are the results from the 2025 town election Pennichuck Square Pump Station upgrades: 3,248 to 1,143 (approved) $42.9 million town budget: 2,088 to 2,287 (failed $2.4 million spent from reserves and trust fund for equipment and other items: 2,407 to 1,953 $60,000 to Sewer Infrastructure Capital Reserve Fund from sewer fees: 2,751 to 1,163 Cut and sell trees in the Watkins Forest: 2,887 to 1,439 Create a redistricting commission to consider dividing state Rep seats into districts instead of town-wide: 937 to 3,406 Got a news tip? Please send it to tony.schinella@patch.com. View videos on Tony Schinella's YouTube.com channel or Rumble.com channel Follow the New Hampshire Patch Politics Twitter account @NHPatchPolitics for all our campaign coverage Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 3/1/2025 5:52:00 PM Thanks for visiting -- The Bryant University men's tennis team finished their weekend of competition with a clean sweep with 7-0 wins over Bentley and Merrimack Both matches were intended to be played at Bryant Tennis Complex but due to weather they were moved indoors at Fore Court in Cumberland Bryant's senior day match against Nichols was also postponed Marcus Macaulay/Jean-Christophe Baril (Bryant) def Myles Peterson/Daniel Baquero (Bryant) def Forbes Hollingsworth/Manveer Boparai (Bryant) def Miguel Angel Machado (Bryant) def Andrew Kelley (Bryant) def Jack Brimm/Henrik Lindeman (MC) def. Otakar Ungerman/Sepehr Raissi (Bryant) 6-4 Manveer Boparai (Bryant) def The Bulldogs will host Nichols for their senior day the team will travel back to Nicholls State in Thibodaux Louisiana for the Southland Conference Championship on Tuesday Thanks for visiting 5vs2Merrimack Massachusetts Hockey Bounces Back With 5-2 Win Over Merrimack January 18, 2025 | Hockey 1 Eagles Close Out Regular Season Against Merrimack Saturday March 07 BC looks to clinch its second-straight Hockey East Regular Season Championship Thanks for visiting 4vs2Merrimack #20 Massachusetts Hockey Storms Back For 4-2 Win Over Merrimack January 31 Game Recap: Baseball | 3/25/2025 7:30:00 PM ANDOVER, Mass. – Senior Alex Luccini (Hopedale Mass.) continued his hot stretch at the plate but the UMass Lowell baseball team (8-14) fell to the Merrimack Warriors (7-16-1) it really comes down to one or two plays," said Head Coach Nick Barese "They had one swing that made the difference Senior Conor Kelly (Hopkinton, Mass.) went 3-for-4 on the day with a double, as junior Zachary Scott (Lunenburg Starting on the bump, freshman Nolan Geisler (Bayonne, N.J.) went 5.0 innings, while freshman Jake Lefrancois (Worcester, Mass.) came in in relief, tossing 1.1 innings and recording three strikeouts. Senior Andres Hulfachor (Nashua pitching 1.2 innings and striking out two batters sending Luccini home and giving the visitors a 2-1 lead as a 4-6-3 double play and an impressive grab at the wall by Kelly kept the score the same heading into the fifth Both sides continued their strong defensive performances in the next inning, and in the sixth LeFrancois took over on the mound, tossing two strikeouts to send his squad back to the plate. Although junior Joseph DeLanzo (Nutley N.J.) ripped a one-out single in the top of the seventh the Warriors were able to prevent any further base runners to keep the River Hawks' lead to one Merrimack used a two-run homer and an RBI double to regain the lead Looking to make a comeback in the final innings UMass Lowell started to rally in the eighth using two walks and a hit by pitch to load the bases preventing any runners from crossing home plate Hulfachor tossed back-to-back strikeouts to close the bottom half of the eighth but the Warriors remained on top as they sealed the 4-2 victory in nine innings The River Hawks return to Lowell on Friday for a weekend series against conference opponent Bryant Friday features a doubleheader with the first game starting at 3 p.m at Edward A Thanks for visiting 4vs5Merrimack Photo by: Ryan Moran#19 UNH Falls to Merrimack 5-42/8/2025 11:48:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey NY — Manhattan picked up its biggest win of conference play with a 79-75 triumph of first-place Merrimack (14-11 The Jaspers rattled off an 18-2 late run late in regulation to stun the Warriors in front of the Draddy faithful Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 2/14/2025 11:54:00 PM | Pete Janny NY — Manhattan picked up its biggest win of conference play with a 79-75 triumph over first-place Merrimack (14-11 Manhattan was locked in on the defensive end early as it jumped out to a 9-3 lead after a three-point play for Will Sydnor at 15:42 Merrimack fired back with a 10–0 run to stake out a 13-9 lead opening a 32-21 lead on a floater from Adam "Budd" Clark at 5:52 As Manhattan's defense regressed throughout the first half the offense was able to get off clean looks against Merrimack's 2-3 zone That included a smooth turnaround midrange jumper from Sydnor that closed to within three with just over 10 minutes left in the first After trailing 42-33 at half, the Jaspers cut the deficit to five after back-to-back threes from Devin Dinkins A Sean Trumper three at 6:56 mark of the second half extended Manhattan's lead to 67-56 The Jaspers then kicked into a whole other gear launching an 11-0 run capped off by a string of four baskets including two each from Robinson and Sydnor with a fast-break slam from the freshman from the Bronx capping off the spectacle After a free throw from Bryan Etumnu put Merrimack back up one with 3:41 Gilyard nailed a catch-and-shoot three from the wing to put Manhattan back up A ferocious slam from Sydnor pushed the Jaspers advantage back out to six with 46 seconds left to give Manhattan enough separation late Wesley Robinson (18 points and 12 rebounds) and Will Sydnor (19 points and 10 rebounds) both posted double doubles Dinkins and Gilyard went 5-7 from three-point range as the pair accounted for all of the team's treys Manhattan was plagued by 12 first half turnovers before only relinquishing four possessions in the second half Manhattan's 46 points in the second half was the most points scored by any team against the Warriors in conference play Merrimack ranks second in opponents points-per-game with 64.4 Manhattan posted a 44-28 advantage for points in the paint Follow Manhattan Basketball on X @JaspersMBB and on Instagram @jaspers.mbb Thanks for visiting Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse | 2/7/2025 5:56:00 PM Thanks for visiting 2vs5Merrimack 2 Eagles Drop Hockey East Contest to Merrimack January 10 BC went up 2-0 before Merrimack scored five-unanswered goals 3vs2Merrimack 7/7 Men's Hockey Rallies For 3-2 Win Over Merrimack2/28/2025 10:06:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey The Friars rallied from a 2-0 deficit on Friday PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The No. 7/7 Providence College men's hockey team rallied from a 2-0 deficit to earn a 3-2 victory over Merrimack on Friday (Feb. 28) at Schneider Arena. Tanner Adams tallied the game-winning power-play goal early in the third period - The Warriors broke onto the scoreboard early in the first period when Caden Cranston cashed in on a Ryan O'Connell rebound finding an opening on net and beating Svedebäck to make it 1-0 - Providence looked to find the equalizer with 15:12 to go in the second period, but a Hudson Malinoski bid was called off for goaltender interference - Merrimack doubled their lead 7:25 into the middle frame as Cranston took a drop pass from Ivan Zivlak firing on net and beating Svedebäck wide blocker-side to double the Warriors' advantage - Just 1:29 later, the Friars found the equalizer on a breakout chance during the penalty kill, as a Graham Gamache pass banked off of Merrimack's Ty Daneault before finding the back of the net The goal was Gamache's 10th of the season and second shorthanded goal of the year - The Friars held on to their one-goal lead for the remainder of the third period - Philip Svedebäck stood tall in the win - Eight different Friars earned a point in the win, headlined by second period goals from Clint Levens and Graham Gamache and the game-winning goal in the third period from Tanner Adams - Thirteen different Friars landed a shot on net in the win, paced by a five-shot outing from Clint Levens - Freshman Aleksi Kivioja went 12-of-16 from the faceoff dot on Saturday Providence sits in sole possession of fifth place in the Hockey East standings with 33 points The Friars finish out their home-and-home set with Merrimack on Saturday night (March 1) at Lawler Rink in Andover Four days after voters approved a $2 million reduction to the Merrimack Valley School District’s budget for next year board members clashed with their superintendent over who would have the final say over cuts The conflict arose during a board meeting Monday when Superintendent Randy Wormald told the members that administrators would develop a plan for reductions and the board’s job would simply be to “approve” it “The purview of the board is to approve the plan,” he said “We contacted some other districts that went through this same thing Some of them didn’t even ask for formal approval from the board but we feel that’s a necessary step as part of this process.” Several board members bristled at Wormald’s description of the board’s role “I just think that the process should be very different,” newly elected board member Tom Laliberte said “I would love the opportunity to share what I’m thinking and the questions that I have but I just feel like I’m being shut down right now.” Wormald said he was relying upon the legal opinion of the district’s attorney in describing the division of responsibilities if I have word from legal counsel and your opinion,” Wormald said to Laliberte “it’s my job to go with the word of legal counsel.” He did not elaborate on the legal opinion during the meeting nor did he respond to a request for clarification on Tuesday O’Shaughnessy also did not respond to a request for comment School board chair Tracy Bricchi said Monday that she would contact O’Shaughnessy to get more information She had yet to reach him as of Tuesday morning The process laid out by Wormald contrasts markedly with how the Pembroke school board proceeded last year in the wake of a $3 million reduction administrators presented recommendations but left the final decision-making up to the board members The board held several meetings in which it solicited feedback from the public weighed programmatic decisions in public session and discussed the elimination of specific positions in non-public session The dispute over how to proceed comes as the board and administrators face questions about transparency. The district’s $2 million over-expenditure last school year, which was disclosed in January, was a frequent topic during last week’s annual meeting Residents voted 267-250 at the annual meeting to set next year’s operating budget at $49.7 million $2 million less than the $51.7 million the district had asked residents to approve The approved budget is about $1 million more than the budget for the current school year but administrators say contracted salaries benefits and special education costs have risen even further the lead organizer behind last week’s vote threatened to cut the budget in half next year if district didn’t become more transparent “We need to know exactly where the dollars are going if you want our support,” she said Bastarache and others filed a petition with the board Monday calling on the district to conduct a forensic audit of spending last year While the district is in the process of engaging a firm to conduct a standard audit it is not as involved as a forensic audit would entail Part of the tension between Wormald and some members of the board and public revolves around the impact of the cuts Wormald on Monday estimated the budget reduction would lead to the elimination of 15 to 20 positions though he stressed that the number of people who would be laid off would likely be lower due to retirements and the fact that some positions are currently unfilled Laliberte questioned that number and said he had already found roughly $1 million the district could come up with that would not involve eliminating positions including a $300,000 surplus in the district’s food service He also proposed re-allocating money currently set aside for the district’s capital improvement projects “I don’t think we need to lose 14 positions,” he said And I think it would be wise to have a conversation and talk about some of these lines.” Wormald and Bricchi directed Laliberte to send his ideas to Bricchi and Wormald said administrators had already begun considering some of the possibilities Laliberte proposed “We’re turning over every stone to look for ways that we can reduce the number of positions” to eliminate “Because that’s the last thing that we want to do Wormald said part of the logistical challenge was that administrators wanted to inform employees who could lose their jobs prior to their positions being discussed in a public board meeting He said board members could have some say “around the fringes” at a board meeting on March 24 when administrators present the plan employees on the list will have already been notified “My concern right now is that as a board member I’m going to walk out here tonight and we won’t have any further say before people are told that their job might be on the line,” newly elected board member Stacie Jarvis said Jeremy Margolis can be contacted at jmargolis@cmonitor.com you agree with our use of cookies to personalize your experience measure ads and monitor how our site works to improve it for our users 3at2Merrimack Photo by: Stu HorneBoucher Scores Twice in 3-2 Win at Merrimack2/8/2025 9:57:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 2/16/2025 5:40:00 PM | Mike Ferraro MK7 WITH A FOUR-POINT PLAY ???????? pic.twitter.com/Q50EK14E6K ABNBJLKWQLHJQWHQWLWQ pic.twitter.com/zcRGuxyEhK Thanks for visiting 1vs3Merrimack Photo by: Jason GagnonUNH Ousted from Hockey East Tourney with 3-1 Loss to Merrimack2/26/2025 11:09:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse | 3/4/2025 6:26:00 PM Thanks for visiting Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 3/14/2025 7:08:00 PM Thanks for visiting ! Merrimack2/27/2025 12:41:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey The Friars and Warriors meet for the first time this season beginning Friday night at Schneider Arena.