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5+ hour, 41+ min ago (941+ words) LOWELL " In response to several city councilor motions, City Solicitor Corey Williams presented an ordinance to the body at its Nov. 25 meeting that bans needle exchange programs, including sharps containers and kiosks, in areas around Lowell public, private and charter schools. In a letter to the council, City Manager Tom Golden said that "Under the proposed ordinance, needle exchange, distribution, or collection shall be prohibited within 1,000 feet of any school." A map generated by Management Information Systems showed the scale of that proposal, the result of a Sept. 9 meeting in which the council passed motions to regulate the city's needle exchange program without input from the city's Health and Human Services Department or the Board of Health. The proposed ordinance effectively closes off vast swaths of the downtown area where both the majority of the targeted population is present, as…...

6+ hour, 27+ min ago (735+ words) The community has been urged to have its say on the growth of Greater Cambridge over the next 20 years, during which about 50,000 new homes and 73,000 new jobs are expected in the region. A consultation has been launched on the Local Plan blueprint for Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire, which features major developments including 13,000 homes north of Cambourne, 8,000 homes at Cambridge East and a newly-proposed settlement of 6,000 homes on land at Grange Farm, next to the A11 and A1307 near Great Abington. In a column for the Cambridge Independent, James Littlewood, of conservation charity Cambridge Past, Present and Future, says the scale of the plan is enormous. "We're talking about building the equivalent of another Cambridge in 20 years," he points out. "The plan will affect everyone who lives, works or visits Greater Cambridge so it's important to have your say." The Draft Local Plan…...

10+ hour, 25+ min ago (566+ words) SPRINGFIELD " The farm store Gardening the Community sells locally-grown produce, eggs, and milk, with a special focus on making these items available to low-income residents. When food stamps were suspended during the federal government shutdown in early November, the store gave eggs and milk away for free. Complicating the situation further are the recent threats from the Trump administration saying the federal government will withhold SNAP food aid from states that do not provide data about the people receiving assistance, including their immigration status. Healey visited the Springfield farm store in mid-November to thank staff for going the extra mile during the shutdown, praising "the whole network that we have of farmers and farms and food pantries and food banks. Nobody does it better than Massachusetts." Now, with the new federal changes, "the need continues," she said. "Even though the…...

12+ hour, 17+ min ago (494+ words) A mission to make libraries more dementia friendly is already bringing benefits as a trip down memory lane had people laughing and singing in the knowledge they are never alone. St John's Library in Worcester is among those county libraries to benefit from a project to make them more accessible for people living with the condition and their carers, friends and families. DIFFERENCE: The project is already said to be make a difference at libraries, including in St John's Library with Jenny Walters (centre) an dementia ambassador (Image: Supplied) Jan Morris of Worcester Dementia Alliance says libraries throughout Worcestershire are helping people live with dementia in a mission to help people 'connect, reminisce, and feel part of their community' - and new friendships are already forming and new faces welcome. This includes Connect Caf's and Reminiscence Activities Libraries, designed to offer…...

12+ hour, 19+ min ago (96+ words) A CYCLIST who was delivering takeaways was arrested after being caught riding an illegal bike. Police had found that the E-bike had a throttle meaning it was classed as a mechanically propelled vehicle. The rider had no insurance, tax or MOT on the vehicle, so the bike was seized. A spokesperson for Worcester Safer Neighbourhood Team said: "PC Dave Olczak and PC Andy Russell stopped a takeaway delivery operative on an illegal E-bike yesterday afternoon. "The rider refused to provide his details, so he was arrested for the traffic offences to ascertain his identity."...

12+ hour, 39+ min ago (33+ words) Sixteen high school football teams played at Gillette Stadium this week looking to become a Massachusetts state champion at the home of the New England Patriots. 2025 Massachusetts high school football championship highlights...

14+ hour, 5+ min ago (328+ words) December 6, 2025 / 10:21 PM EST / AP Morgan Geekie scored his 22nd goal, Jeremy Swayman made 29 saves and the Boston Bruins beat New Jersey 4-1 on Saturday night, sending the Devils to their season-high fifth straight loss. Fraser Minten, Casey Mittelstadt and Andrew Peeke also scored for Boston, and Elias Lindholm set up Geekie's score early in the second period. Geekie has the second-most goals in the league, trailing Colorado's Nathan MacKinnon by two. The Bruins were without star winger David Pastrnak, who was sidelined for the fifth straight game with an undisclosed injury. Timo Meier scored for New Jersey and Jake Allen stopped 17 shots. Pulled after giving up five goals in a loss at Detroit in his previous start, Swayman made a 2-1 lead after two periods hold up despite the Bruins getting outshot 30-21. Boston ending a string of alternating wins and losses in its…...

14+ hour, 34+ min ago (42+ words) The Lowell Township planning commission will meet Monday to discuss a rezoning request for a new data warehouse. (Dec. 7, 2025) ... The Lowell Township planning commission will meet Monday to discuss a rezoning request for a new data warehouse. (Dec. 7, 2025)...

15+ hour, 45+ min ago (1833+ words) Dec 6, 2025 - 5:14pm Mayor Brad Finkeldei is pictured Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, on Massachusetts Street. When Mayor Brad Finkeldei looks at Lawrence these days, he sees all kinds of growth " growth that has been a long time coming. "I would say we're kind of in the execution phase of growth," Finkeldei said. This sudden explosion isn't by accident, he said. It's the payoff for years of work by the city government. Since the last time he was mayor, the city has rolled out big changes to its code, and it will soon be doing more strategic planning for the next five years " under a different city manager, too. When Finkeldei was elected mayor this past week by his fellow commissioners, he spoke about many of the ways the city is poised to grow in the next few years. A couple of days later, he…...