SINCE JUNE 2022, the Lowell City Council debated allowing accessory dwelling units by right only to ultimately end up crafting absolutely nothing actionable on the issue. In contrast, Gov. Maura Healey’s administration in just half the time crafted a historic expansion of housing production in the $4 billion housing bond bill, which includes ADUs by right everywhere in the commonwealth and which would be the biggest investment in housing affordability in the state’s history.
Old Lyme ― Democratic Selectwoman Martha Shoemaker and John Mesham, a retired state trooper carrying the Republican banner in his first run for elective office, are vying for something voters here hav.