Hidden in plain sight: where pill presses were uncovered during mass.

Editor’s note: The use of pill presses to quickly create dangerous counterfeit pills that kill thousands of Americans every year has increased dramatically in recent years. MassLive has spent months researching what they are, how they are affected and what is being done about them. This is the second story in an ongoing series.

On quiet Salem Street in Lawrence, a forest-green Cape-style home came on the market this summer, advertised as “updates galore”: granite countertops, stainless steel appliances and copper accents on the roof.