LOWELL Erik Gitschier began his municipal career in Lowell as a sanitation worker in the former Ashes and Waste Department. Although he’s a long way from picking up trash, he brings that same get-his-hands-dirty approach to his work on the city council.
LOWELL On Oct. 11, more than 150 community leaders from Lowell and Greater Lowell municipal government, school systems, police departments, nonprofit and for-profit organizations, and elected officials joined Community Teamwork at the Showcase Cinema de Lux Lowell to watch the groundbreaking film, "Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America."
LOWELL At-large City Council candidate Virak Uy hopes to bring his experiences from his background from both the corporate world and as an educator to the Lowell City Council chamber to bolster funding for schools, public safety, mental health and substance abuse treatment services in the city.
AFTER GOV. Maura Healey’s state of emergency on the migrant crisis in the commonwealth, followed by the news that UMass Lowell’s Inn & Conference Center was being considered as a housing site for those families, Lowell’s business and political leadership issued a series of statements on the crisis.
LOWELL Some candidates stayed in, some dropped out and some pulled last-minute papers and submitted last-minute signatures. Welcome to the 2023 city of Lowell election season.