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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...
Sports
Monday’s high school roundup: North Middlesex pounds 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...
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
2024 high school grads could face nearly $37K in college debt
Amid financial aid delays stretching months beyond what’s typical, some students are feeling pressured to...
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Retirement could come sooner than you think — how to plan for it
Entertainment
Prince Harry to visit UK for 10th anniversary of Invictus Games he founded
Harry will do a reading, and actor Damien Lewis will recite the Invictus poem.
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...