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LOWELL The City Council opened its Tuesday night meeting with a celebration of libraries. Mayor Dan Rourke presented a citation to Pollard Memorial Library Director Bridget Cooley, recognizing National Library Week, which runs through Saturday.
LOWELL City Councilor Corey Robinson was a no-show at Tuesday night's council meeting, leaving open the question of whether his absence was related to a call by many of Robinson's colleagues for him to step aside pending resolution of his legal issues.
While there’s no way to know if Lowell’s results would have differed if more majority-minority district residents had shown up at the polls, their lack of participation did signify one of the many symptoms contributing to the ailing state of municipal elections.
LOWELL Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Bugs Bunny weren't on the ballot, but the cartoon characters and other write-in names collectively took in more votes than several City Council candidates.