A woman who died Tuesday after she was struck by a vehicle in Methuen, Massachusetts, has been identified. Police were called at 7:11 p.m. to the area of 301 Merrimack St. for a report of a ...

Untreated sewage flows into the Merrimack from cities that use combined sewer systems, which overflow during heavy rainfall.

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 years.