CHEERS to the Merrimack Valley law enforcement officers who were awarded the state’s highest award for bravery earlier this month. They are to be highly commended.

Five officers from the North Andover Police Department (Daniel D. Furman, Mathieu L. Messina, Timothy S. Houston, Eric J. Sewade and Brandon W. James) and two from Lawrence (Luis Santiago and Angelo Kocagoz) earned the Medal of Honor at the George Hanna memorial awards in Worcester onOct. 15.

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