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Lowell Historic Board approves Hurd Street lot for housing
11+ hour, 27+ min ago (711+ words) LOWELL " More market-rate housing is on the drawing board for Downtown Lowell. The Historic Board unanimously approved an application for a historic permit by Gateway Development LLC for construction of a four-story residential building on an existing vacant lot at…...
Lowell Police holiday toy drive sets record with 1,500 donations
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (325+ words) Holiday spirit was on full display this season as the community rallied behind the Lowell Police Department's 11th annual toy drive, donating an estimated 1,500 toys " the largest ... LOWELL " Holiday spirit was on full display this season as the community rallied behind…...
Tuesday’s high school roundup: Lowell’s Aiden Walter beats buzzer, Georgetown with 3-pointer
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (743+ words) The Lowell High boys basketball team celebrated the holidays a little early. The Red Raiders stormed the court in victory after Aiden Walter a sank a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to stun Georgetown, 65-63, during a thrilling non-league clash Tuesday night in Lowell....
Girls Inc. almost ready to reopen its doors
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (821+ words) LOWELL " This summer, hundreds of Girls Inc. members will return to the Worthen Street campus after an almost three-year hiatus while the main building was being completely renovated. Until then, 220 Worthen St., which is actually two connected buildings, resonates with…...
Lowell High students released on bail after alleged armed robbery
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (1495+ words) LOWELL " Two Lowell High School students and two unidentified juveniles are facing several charges, including armed robbery, after police say they attacked a teenage boy and stole his backpack shortly after he stepped off a bus on Lincoln Street earlier…...
Whipping winds topple trees, down wires across Greater Lowell
1+ week, 22+ hour ago (529+ words) High winds swept through Greater Lowell on Friday, toppling trees and downing wires as emergency crews and National Grid workers scrambled to respond. Reports of damage streamed across the emergency radio broadcast throughout the day, as thousands across the region…...
‘Globalize the light’: Lowell City Hall menorah lit on second night of Hanukkah in wake of Bondi Beach massacre
1+ week, 3+ day ago (443+ words) LOWELL " As the world reeled over the massacre perpetrated at a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia over the weekend, a menorah was lit in front of Lowell City Hall on the second night of the Jewish holiday....
First responders spread holiday cheer with Lowell kids
1+ week, 4+ day ago (359+ words) LOWELL " Holiday cheer filled the aisles of Target earlier this month as first responders helped dozens of children shop for gifts. Lowell police officers and firefighters, along with state troopers, Pridestar Trinity EMTs, and representatives from the Middlesex District Attorney's…...
Lowell School Committee member Eileen DelRossi’s DUI dismissed
1+ week, 4+ day ago (806+ words) LOWELL " New Hampshire Administrative Law Judge Linda Capuchino dismissed Lowell School Committee member Eileen DelRossi's driving under the influence charge, citing "insufficient evidence to sustain this matter." "In light of the foregoing, I find there is insufficient evidence, as set…...
Sunday’s local roundup: UMass Lowell women’s basketball wins OT thriller
1+ week, 5+ day ago (542+ words) The UMass Lowell women's basketball team battled through four quarters and overtime to secure a 7372 win over LIU on Sunday afternoon at the Kennedy Family Athletic Complex in Lowell, prevailing in a back-and-forth game that featured nine lead changes and…...