LOWELL Kenny, a 26-year resident of Lowell, said he survived the killing fields of the Khmer Rouge, but he wasn't sure how he would survive the night without a place to sleep.
LOWELL Homelessness was declared a public health crisis by a united City Council Tuesday in a motion made by a consortium of councilors including Dan Rourke, Corey Robinson, Kim Scott and Paul Ratha Yem.
LOWELL On March 31, the state-funded program that used emergency COVID-19 relief money since 2020 to expand both shelter and hotel beds for unhoused residents ends, and local leadership is concerned about its ability to meet the ongoing housing needs of a population that numbers about 300.