LOWELL Gov. Maura Healey declared a state of emergency in Massachusetts last August due to the rapidly rising number of migrant families in need of shelter and services. Some of those families are coming to or already have arrived in Lowell. Here is a quick rundown of what’s currently known about the families who have been moving to Lowell since early January.
LOWELL In January, the city conducted its annual, federally mandated point-in-time count of the number of people experiencing homelessness, and found there are 189 sheltered and 97 unsheltered individuals in Lowell.
LOWELL The Massachusetts Department of Public Health rolled out a new Viral Respiratory Illness Reporting dashboard in December that shows high rates of flu and moderately rising COVID and respiratory syncytial virus cases.
Leadership graduates honored LOWELL City Manager Tom Golden conducted a graduation ceremony Dec. 5 for the second class of participants in the city’s leadership program. The program had its first graduating class this past spring with the Department of Public Works, and is intended to develop and facilitate leadership skills of the various department […]