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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 this initial introduction, then-interim Police Superintendent Barry Golner said the plan was to rotate the […]
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Monday’s high school roundup: Patriots pound out 14 hits in win
The North Middlesex Regional baseball team surged past visiting Marlboro on Monday, claiming a 12-7 victory in Townsend. The Patriots (8-3, 6-0 Mid-Wach B) pounded out 14 hits in the victory, including three off the bat of Ryan Arsenault, who scored twice and drove in a run. Liam Bindoo went 2-for-2 with a double and […]
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The Five Minute Read
The Five Minute Read highlights things to do, places to go and people to know in the Greater Lowell area. Have news to share? Send it to [email protected].
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Migrant families, homeless will be housed at National Guard armory in Lexington
The town of Lexington was notified last week that the Lexington Armory National Guard building will soon become a temporary "safety-net" shelter for up to 55 families, many of whom are currently at the Cass Center in Roxbury.
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Westford Town Meeting approves 2025 budget override, sends question to ballot
WESTFORD — Hundreds of voters gathered on the Westford Academy football field Saturday for the annual Town Meeting, where they voted to approve next year’s budget with an override to prevent dozens of town positions from being cut.
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Auchincloss seeks answers after Mass. colleges earn poor grades on antisemitism
U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss, in a draft letter addressed to eight Bay State schools and shared exclusively with the Herald, says he wants to know the institutions are doing to match antisemitism efforts seen at Brandeis University and Amherst College, the only commonwealth colleges to receive a better than average grade from the ADL.
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Billerica pays tribute to fallen officer
Ahead of Sunday's vigil for fallen Billerica Police Sgt. Ian Taylor, residents paid their respects at the Billerica Public Safety Memorial, laying flowers there and on top of a cruiser draped in black bunting. Billerica firefighters and police officers lined up along Tom Glavine Way to salute the law enforcement procession escorting the hearse carrying Taylor past the Billerica Police Department one last time on his journey from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Boston to Cataudella...
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State water employees pay fines for accepting free ski trips, Sox tickets
Massachusetts water employees pay fines for accepting free ski trips, Red Sox tickets, rooftop drinks at The Envoy Hotel
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Westford Academy students exposed to bed bugs on school trip to Italy
An educational trip abroad turned sour for many Westford Academy students after the entire group was exposed to bed bugs multiple times on a bus in Italy. A group of about 100 Westford Academy students were on an 11 day tour of the European country when they discovered that they had been exposed to bed bugs twice on two different coach buses that were each apparently infested with them, according to the parents of students who were on the trip.
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The best recipes are made from shopping your fridge
While traditional vareniki are similar to pierogies, this easier version skips the pasta-like dough that holds the cheesy filling and cuts right to the chase.
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‘A beautiful pain’: Billerica community unites to remember Sgt. Ian Taylor
BILLERICA — A sea of people converged on the Billerica Memorial High School courtyard on Sunday evening to mourn the loss of Sgt. Ian Taylor, of the Billerica Police Department, who died two days earlier due to the injuries he sustained while working on a road construction site.
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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.