5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (320+ words) LOWELL — Two UMass Lowell faculty members have received prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program awards to advance their careers as educators and researchers. The honors, awarded by the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, are bestowed based…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1070+ words) LOWELL — Charges in two separate Lowell shooting cases were dismissed on Friday after a judge ruled prosecutors had failed to move matters forward, saying the defendants had waited long enough for a probable cause hearing that never materialized. The dismissals…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (498+ words) LOWELL — A UMass Lowell professor who prepares students to pursue teaching careers has been recognized for her exemplary work with one of the University of Massachusetts system’s highest honors. Sumudu Lewis, a clinical professor in the university’s School of Education,…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (120+ words) LOWELL — Brogan Rourke played with a chip on his shoulder at Mt. Pleasant Golf Club on Friday. In scorching heat, the rising Long Meadow star dazzled at the Lowell Junior City Golf Tournament to... EV erupts in flames after Groton…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (239+ words) LOWELL — Once a week for nearly 40 years, Wally Burns would climb the 71-step spiral staircase that leads to the City Hall clocktower. Once inside the 180-foot structure, he would manually reset a 30-pound weight that descended from a cable. The…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (346+ words) The Lowell Spinners are promising fireworks. Lowell will host the final home game of its inaugural season in the Futures Collegiate Baseball League on Friday and the event will feature a post-game fireworks show at LeLacheur Park. First pitch against…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (212+ words) The Lowell Spinners allowed five runs in the first three innings and fell 6-4 to the visiting Worcester Bravehearts during Futures Collegiate Baseball League action Wednesday at LeLacheur Park in Lowell. The Spinners (21-36) were outhit 12-6. Worcester (28-27) jumped out to a 3-0 lead…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (534+ words) LOWELL — Total fires in Lowell are ticking back up, with the majority of those blazes taking place in the kitchens of residential units. “The Lowell Fire Department reported 332 fires to the Massachusetts Fire Incident Reporting System in 2025,” Assistant City Manager…...

3+ week, 17+ hour ago   (918+ words) LOWELL — A violent confrontation inside a downtown apartment building erupted into gunfire, leaving one man bloodied and another facing felony charges. Yosvani Hernandez, 24, of Boston, is accused of pistol‑whipping a Lowell man and firing two shots — one in a…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (947+ words) LOWELL — When 84‑year‑old Roger Frechette was asked in an interview when he knew he loved Sandra, the woman who would become his wife, he didn’t pause or look away. He answered instantly. “When I saw her,” he said. The…...