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LOWELL A crowd packed into Taffeta at Western Avenue Studios Monday afternoon for the 25th annual Living the Dream Partners ceremony celebrating the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and honoring community leaders with the Living the Dream Award.
LOWELL Cars were wrapped around multiple blocks in the streets around the Dwelling House of Hope Saturday morning as volunteers handed out thousands of turkeys, meals and grocery store gift cards to families in need for the 24th Thanksgiving Meal Giveaway.
Gov. Maura Healey visited Billerica and Lowell Thursday in an effort to highlight her proposals to combat food insecurity in the state as pandemic-era assistance has waned.