LOWELL The fate of the magnificent but derelict and potentially dangerous Smith Baker Center, once called "Lowell's Cathedral," was the focus of three motions on the City Council’s agenda Tuesday night, one of which called for it to be torn down.
LOWELL New housing in Lowell is moving away from a car-centric transportation model, local developer Peter Marlowe said in building documents for his apartment and affordable housing project planned for the densely populated and high-traffic West Sixth St. corridor of the city’s Centralville neighborhood. His project received conditional approval from the Planning Board during its Monday night meeting.
LOWELL Normally, Lowell Fire Chief Phillip Charron directs the efforts to douse fires with water, but in his dual-hatted role as director of the Office of Emergency Management, he's also focused on dousing flooding issues.
Lowell's top firefighter is no longer with the department and is facing several charges connected to alleged sexual assaults of a girl multiple times over the course of several years.
The Lowell Fire Department Chief Shannon Witherell, 45, was charged Friday with sexual assault following his arrest in a domestic violence case in November.