LOWELL The Massachusetts Department of Transportation announced this week that a nightly detour will be put in place for the Rourke Bridge to make repairs and ensure that the bridge continues to function while a permanent replacement is constructed.
LOWELL Although many communities have unhoused people, not all communities provide services for their unhoused. Instead, they enter into agreements with cities like Lowell, that provide those services through places like the Lowell Transitional Living Center on Middlesex Street.
LOWELL The city released new information on the history of the 62-64 Branch St. home that was raided by multiple SWAT units on Sept. 8, which resulted in the seizure of an array of drugs and cash, and the arrest of 13 people, including two men on drug trafficking charges.
AFTER LISTENING to Tuesday’s meeting, it appears that the Lowell City Council and Norma von Fricken have more in common than meets the eye. Yet, only the latter is sanctioned for her rule breaking by a body that routinely ignores its own rules of order.