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The Five Minute Read highlights things to do, places to go and people to know in the Greater Lowell area. Have news to share? Send it to mgilbert@lowellsun.com.

LOWELL — CEO Yun-Ju Choi will step down from her position next June after nearly 10 years of leading the nonprofit, member-based community development organization Coalition for a Better Acre.

LOWELL — Fru Nkimbeng has spent many years working behind the scenes to make Lowell a better place, but he threw his hat in the political ring for the District 7 City Council seat because he said he wants to play a more prominent role in the city’s future and in the lives of its residents.

LOWELL — City Councilor Paul Ratha Yem watched as multiple local and regional policing agencies mounted a raid at 62-64 Branch St., a multifamily residence that has been a source of concern for area residents and businesses in the neighborhood. The Sept. 8 action resulted in 13 arrests and the seizure of drugs and money.

LOWELL — A cool breeze couldn’t mask the fetid odor wafting up to Western Avenue from Kyan Street under the School Street Bridge as a crew of city workers cleared a homeless encampment Thursday morning.

Boston-based Wentworth Institute of Technology announced area students who made the Dean's List for the spring semester. From Pepperell, Mark Anderson and Luke Boccelli; from Westford, Aliviah MacCormack; and from Wilmington, Zachary Dancewicz and Colin Sainato.

LOWELL — Improving the approach to Western Avenue Studios & Lofts, a major artistic community off Western Avenue in the Acre neighborhood, was on the City Council’s agenda during its June 27 meeting.

TYNGSBORO — Rebecca Lopez is one of 30 students who was recognized with a $2,000 scholarship as part of the Teamsters Local 25 Memorial Scholarship Awards.

LOWELL — After nearly five hours of interviews with both internal and external candidates, the School Committee decided to stay in-house and selected Chief of Schools Liam Skinner as the interim superintendent of schools.

LOWELL — The Roberto Clemente League of Lowell invites the public to its Opening Day on Saturday, May 13, starting at noon, to enjoy baseball, food and games at North Common Park, 413 Fletcher St. For information, call 978-452-7523.