LOWELL Six candidates are vying for three at-large seats on the Lowell City Council, and incumbent Rita Mercier is hoping to extend what she said is a long record of positive constituent service.
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 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.