Neighborhood Associations

Important: Neighborhood associations are grassroots residents groups that work towards bettering their particular neighborhoods. They are neither City agencies nor City Departments. The City recognizes their efforts and collaborates to maintain and beautify all neighborhoods in Lawrence.

Colonial Heights Neighborhood Association (South Lawrence)

Contact Person: Susan Laplante (president)

Mailing Address	Phone/Fax	Email	Inc.
29 Durso Ave. Lawrence, MA	978-683-6910	chnalawrence@yahoo.com	Yes

Meetings Date and Comments:

3 times a year
2nd Saturday of the following mos.
10a. m-Noon
(January, May, Sept.)
Publish a quarterly Newsletter

General Donovan Neighborhood Association

Contact Person: Don Silva (Chairman)

Mailing Address	Phone/Fax	Email	Inc.
144 Franklin Street. Lawrence, MA 01841	978-682-3766	portusilva@aol.com	No

Meetings Date and Comments:

Meets Monthly
4th Monday of the month or as needed at
6:30 pm-8:00 pm
Orange Wheeler House
355 Haverhill Street, Lawrence, MA 01841

Methuen Arlington Neighborhood Association (Arlington District)

Contact Person: Liz Rodriguez (president)

Mailing Address	Phone/Fax	Email	Inc.
141 Tenney St. Methuen, MA 01844	978-691-5645	lindamsoucy@yahoo.com	No

Meetings Date and Comments:

Meets Monthly
2nd Tuesday of the month at 6 pm.
Methuen Public Safety Building
141 Tenney Street
Methuen, MA 01844

Mount. Vernon Neighborhood Association

Contact Person: Wayne Hayes (president)

Mailing Address	Phone/Fax	Email	Inc.
84 Genesee ST Lawrence, MA 01843	978-688-2942	mountvernonNA@aol.com and bnanews@aol.com	No

Meetings Date and Comments:

3 times a year
3rd Saturday of the following mos. 10:00 am
January, May, and Sept.
Meetings are held at the Frost School
33 Hamlet Street, Lawrence, MA 01843

Prospect Hill/ Back Bay

Contact Person: Gloria Schwarz (president)

Mailing Address	Phone/Fax	Email	Inc.
165 Ferry St. Lawrence, MA 01841	978-688-7731	EandG165@aol.com	No

Meetings Date and Comments:

Meets Monthly
Every 3rd Wednesday of the month. 7:00 pm
German Home
374 Howard Street

Website: www.home.comcast.net/~phbbna

Tower Hill Neighborhood Association

Contact Person: Keith Wlodyka (president) Dan Clark (Vice-President)

Mailing Address	Phone/Fax	Email	Inc.
P.O. Box 1413 Lawrence, MA 01842	603-548-9929	Towerhillman@hotmail.com mragpicker@verizon.net	Yes

Meetings Date and Comments:

Meets Monthly
Last Wednesday of the month. 7:00 pm
Our Lady of Good Counsel (Judson Hall)
526 Lowell St
(Except July & August)

Website: www.thnalawrence.com

Sacred Heart/Brookfield Street Neighborhood

Contact Person: Brenda Rozzi (president,Sue Rios (Treasurer)

Mailing Address	Phone/Fax	Email	Inc.
127 Chester St Lawrence, MA 01843	978-590-3715	SacredHeartNHAssoc@gmail.com	No

Meetings Date and Comments:

Meets the 3rd Monday of every month. 6:30 pm
Carleens Café 207 South Broadway

South Common Central Neighborhood Association (South Lawrence)

Contact Person: Sharon Hession (president) Sunny Manson (Treasurer)

Mailing Address	Phone/Fax	Email	Inc.
74 Salem St Apt. 4 Lawrence, MA 01843	978 685-4059	sccna@comcast.net	No

Mettings Date and Comments:

Meets the 4th Tuesday of the month
(2nd Tuesday of Nov. & Dec.) 6:30 pm
Meeting are held at the Knights of Columbus
One Market St.

Hancock Neighborhood Association

Contact Person: Janice Vargas Cotto (president) Leyda Muniz (Vice-president)

Mailing Address	Phone/Fax	Email	Inc.
61 Hancock St Lawrence, MA 01841	978-397-8558	ssjA4@aol.com	No

Mettings Date and Comments:

1st and 3rd Wednesday of the Month At 5:00 pm

Whitman Street Neighborhood Group

Contact Person: Dorothy Vaitkunas (president)

Mailing Address	Phone/Fax	Email	Inc.
26 Wyman St Lawrence, MA 01841	978-686-4716	dovai@hotmail.com	No

Meetings Date and Comments:

Meet as needed not set date

Lawrence Methuen Community Coalition

Contact Person: Harold Magoon (president)

Mailing Address	Phone/Fax	Email	Inc.
112 A East Haverhill St. Lawrence, MA 01840	978-975-8793 978-975-3294 (fax)	hmagoon@lmcconline.com	Yes

Mettings Date and Comments:

LMCC is a non-profit organization under the umbrella of the Greater Lawrence Community Action Council and serves as a facilitator to Neighborhood groups.

Click here for a PDF of the Neighborhood Association List

Other Information

The City of Lawrence will hold community forums during the spring and the fall of each year. These forums will provide residents the opportunity to discuss issues of importance with the City Council members and Department heads in an informal setting. For more information please call the number bellow.

City Contact:

Gilda Duran
Neighborhood Planner
City of Lawrence Community Development Department
147 Haverhill St.
Lawrence, MA 01841

1-978-620-3525
1-978-683-4894 Fax
Email: gduran@Cityoflawrence.com

We will provide assistance to neighborhood groups in the following areas:

Neighborhood group development
Incorporation
Events coordination
Grant writing
Capacity building Partnerships (college and universities) and others
Training opportunity