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Trash/recycling fees likely to rise in Lowell’s fiscal 2025 budget
LOWELL — It’s budget season in the city of Lowell. Chief Financial Officer Conor Baldwin laid out some of the opportunities, as well as the challenges of a solid balance sheet, during the April 23 council meeting at City Hall. The skyrocketing cost of providing trash and recycling services to residents while costs have remained flat since 2008, is being...
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Crime and Public Safety
Editorial: Benefits of police body cameras well worth the expense
In the nationwide atmosphere of heightened scrutiny on the performance of police officers, the Lowell Police Department launched a body-camera pilot program last April that equipped 30 officers – 10 on each shift – with those devices. As part of...
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Sunday’s local roundup: Lowell High track teams shine at Division 1 State Relays
The Lowell High boys and girls track teams starred at the Division 1 State Relays on Sunday in Franklin.
Editorials
Editorial: Lottery’s viability depends on access to online presence
The tactile sensation of scratching a ticket bought at your local convenience store has been a longstanding ritual for players of the Massachusetts Lottery. But a recent poll found that half of the respondents would support allowing the Lottery to...
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Editorial: Hyundai, Kia flaws a ticking theft time bomb
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Local News
Beacon Hill Roll Call: House weighs fiscal budget
THE HOUSE AND SENATE: Beacon Hill Roll Call records local senators' and representatives’ votes on...
Business
More student loan forgiveness available, but April 30 deadline looms
This is not a new initiative — it's the last chance to participate in one...
Entertainment
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Stagecoach and Coachella fans leave behind tons of camping gear, clothes, food. Here’s what happens to it
A local nonprofit gathered 48,480 pounds of donations from Coachella.
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor: Misguided overrides
Misguided overrides This spring appears to be the season for Prop 2 1/2 overrides. Including...