21+ hour, 7+ min ago  (569+ words) LOWELL " In the runup to the 2027 fiscal year layoffs, the city added personnel to its payroll. There were initially 40 hires related to American Rescue Plan Act funding since 2022. And during an 18-month period that ran from December 2024 to May 2026, the…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago  (297+ words) LOWELL " Mosaic Lowell and the Greater Lowell Community Foundation have publicly released "Creativity as Economic Infrastructure: Understanding Lowell's Creative Economy," a new report examining the scale, diversity and economic impact of Lowell's arts, culture and creative industries. The report was…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1318+ words) Lowell Sun Giovanna Rodrigues, a senior from Lowell, entered Greater Lowell from the Robinson Middle School. She majored in Health Assisting/Pre Nursing and maintained a 3. 8 GPA. Giovanna pursued a rigorous academic and technical schedule, which included Dual Enrollment English…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago  (971+ words) LOWELL " An auditorium packed with more than 200 residents, advocates, city leaders and students participated in an hourlong discussion on data center development during a Monday night forum hosted by the Department of Planning and Development. The size of the crowd…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (1397+ words) WITH ALL the development taking place in Lowell " Draper, Markley, Cabot, Cabot and Forbes " one would think that the Frontrunner City team would be announcing some kind of update on the memorandum of understanding the city signed with Solar International…...

2+ week, 20+ hour ago  (631+ words) These grant awards are part of a competitive grant process in which nonprofit organizations apply for funds and independent committees review proposals and select awardees. The GLCF Discretionary Grants program is one of several competitive grant programs offered through the…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (668+ words) LOWELL " Prosecutors have dismissed the remaining criminal charges against former Lowell High School athletic trainer Damon Amato, who had been accused of inappropriately touching student athletes while treating them for injuries. The decision came after the Middlesex District Attorney's Office…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (439+ words) GROTON " A Virginia-based energy company has announced six battery energy storage projects it intends to build in Massachusetts which will carry a total of 23 megawatts of energy. The six new projects by Lightshift Energy will range in storage capacity from…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (913+ words) LOWELL " Alarmed by a violent, drug-fueled home invasion by a 34-year-old man staying in what was originally reported to be a short-term rented room in Lowell's Belvidere neighborhood, the City Council approved motions requesting City Manager Tom Golden provide a…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (628+ words) As Massachusetts entered the 19th century, it was becoming a global economic powerhouse, and Lowell was helping lead the charge. Driven by cotton textiles, the commonwealth's entrepreneurs controlled nearly a quarter of the new nation's cotton cloth production. By 1830, wealthy investors…...