1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (707+ words) LOWELL — It was a day of firsts for the UMass Lowell hockey team. Two players scored their first collegiate goals. Three others picked up their first assists at UML. And, most importantly, UML’s 4-2 non-league win over St. Lawrence was the…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (403+ words) There’s lots of art going on in Lowell and Concord these days and since Eye on Art must pick and choose what to report on, we occasionally miss a reception or show. That happened last week, but you can still…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (863+ words) LOWELL — Each year, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education recognizes a small number of schools from across the state that demonstrate high student achievement, significant improvement or high growth. This year, two Lowell schools made the list. The Charles…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (103+ words) The slow-moving nor’easter that seemingly didn’t want to say goodbye forced the postponement of several games Monday as heavy rains continued to soak the area. Volleyball teams covered by roofs were... Lowell Police seize bikes, e-bikes in downtown safety crackdown…...

2+ week, 19+ hour ago   (234+ words) LOWELL — Teenagers treating downtown streets like a bicycle stunt course were the target of a police sweep on Thursday. The Lowell Police Department’s Neighborhood Response Unit and Traffic Unit carried out Bicycle Safety Operation after weeks of complaints from residents,…...

2+ week, 12+ hour ago   (410+ words) DRACUT — Ron Meltzer stood in disbelief outside his Passaconaway Drive home in Dracut early Sunday afternoon as wind‑driven sheets of rain swirled around the pine tree that had just crashed over his roof. The massive tree toppled across the…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (395+ words) LOWELL — Just over a year after the project broke ground, officials celebrated the completion of a 37-unit housing project on Middlesex Street Wednesday morning as the city continues to add to its housing stock. Bush credited his father, his predecessor…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (521+ words) LOWELL — Eastern Bank is has recently announced that Sixto DeJesus has joined Eastern as vice president and branch manager of Eastern’s branch in Downtown Lowell on Central Street. A Lowell resident and community leader, DeJesus brings more than 20 years of…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (720+ words) LOWELL — A $76 million mixed-use housing development that will bring more than 200 market-rate apartments and two commercial units to the site of the old District Courthouse on Hurd Street had a prehearing before the Historic Board Monday night. The 57,000-square-foot property…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (375+ words) LOWELL — A new Office of Community Engagement at UMass Lowell is working to make the university’s faculty, staff and students more accessible to community partners while giving members of the UMass Lowell community clearer pathways for connection. The office, which…...