Michael Graffeo, manager of Lawton Landing Realty LLC, of Salem, N.H., speaks with Joanne Curley, who owns Lawton's Famous Frankfurters at the corner of Canal Street and Broadway in Lawrence. Land next to the restaurant is slumping into the river, imperiling the restaurant and forcing Curley to close it until further notice. (Eagle-Tribune photo by Angie Beaulieu)
It’s a Lawrence institution, but if you dropped by Lawton’s Famous Frankfurters this week, you were greeted by a closed door and yellow caution tape. This week Behind the Headlines sits down with Lawton’s owner Joanne Curley to talk about why the local landmark’s doors are shut and what the future holds. Oh, and we also talk dogs.
COMING MONDAY: Eagle-Tribune reporter Bill Kirk has the complete story in Monday morning’s paper, or check eagletribune.com on Monday.
UPDATE: Eagle-Tribune story by Bill Kirk
Noah R. Bombard is the new media editor for The Eagle-Tribune in North Andover. He is a former award-winning newspaper and magazine editor who has been covering news in Massachusetts since 1997.