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OCTOBER 11: Workers dig in preparation for gas line installation on Farnham Street on October 11, 2018 in Lawrence, Massachusetts. In the latest blow to beleaguered Columbia Gas, the state Department of Public Utilities has ordered a moratorium on all nonemergency work by the company until Dec. 1, following the release of the National Transportation Safety Board's report faulting the company for the fatal gas explosion in September that devastated the Merrimack Valley.
Officials are saying it could take weeks before residents of three Massachusetts communities torn by natural gas explosions could have their service fully restored. Gov. Charlie Baker said Friday that more than 100 gas technicians are being deployed throughout the night and into Saturday to make sure each home is safe to enter.
SUSPENDED: Trooper Leigha Genduso, right, was placed on paid administrative leave after state police opened an internal affairs probe last month. Were you ever arrested or given a ticket by MSP trooper Leigha Genduso before her own sordid criminal career came to light in February? If so, we'd love to hear from you - or your lawyer.