3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (469+ words) LOWELL — Merrimack Repertory Theatre and Middlesex Community College recently announced the launch of M2 Performing Arts Academy, a new year-round performing arts program designed to empower young people through theater. Building on a multiyear partnership between MRT and MCC, M2 expands the…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (315+ words) LOWELL — After graduating with high honors from Middlesex Community College in May, Monique Chan, of Lowell, started the Massachusetts Senate Summer Fellowship. A paralegal studies student, she serves in state Sen. Vanna Howard’s office with fellow Middlesex alumna Julianne Floro....

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (193+ words) TOWNSEND — Area residents will gather on the Townsend Common Friday, Sept. 18, to honor American prisoners of war and those still missing in action. Townsend VFW Post 6538 and its Auxiliary will hold a candlelight POW/MIA Recognition Ceremony beginning at 6:15 p.m....

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (83+ words) Lowell Sun Man found guilty in 2021 Lowell killing Son of ousted Market Basket CEO named an ‘Emerging Leader’ Stolen pickup truck pulled from Lowell canal Written in Granite: Market Basket called NH’s ‘Best Employer’ New details in alleged Tyngsboro school…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (494+ words) CHELMSFORD — The 39th annual recipient of the John R. Carson Memorial Scholarship is Will Whitley. The John R. Carson Memorial Scholarship is awarded each year to a Chelmsford High School senior boy distance runner who plans to attend college. The committee’s…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (513+ words) LOWELL — Throughout the day Saturday part of downtown Lowell will be taken over by musicians and fans of Americana music as the Lowell Summer Music Series’ Banjo & Fiddle Contest celebrates its 45th year. Weather permitting, Boarding House Park will be the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (542+ words) TYNGSBORO — Office space at the building at 100 Potash Hill Road remains under active consideration as a public safety building, accommodating both fire and police departments, even as the Fire Station Building Committee has prepared a report on cutting the cost…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (246+ words) Lowell Sun Lots of art abounds when September rolls around and thoughts turn to more serious stuff than beach picnics and summer shenanigans. Buy art and see how it’s made while you talk to the artists who make the art…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (386+ words) LOWELL — PrideStar Trinity EMS, in collaboration with the city of Lowell, is preparing to launch an innovative prehospital buprenorphine program that will allow specially trained basic life support personnel to administer the medication to eligible patients experiencing opioid withdrawal following…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (390+ words) LOWELL — The rate of fatal overdoses in Massachusetts has fallen sharply in recent years, leading to the Department of Public Health’s announcement in June that in 2025 the number of fatal opioid related deaths fell to below 1,000 for the first time…...