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LOWELL — State Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities Secretary Ed Augustus took a tour of in-process and pre-development housing projects that will add nearly 300 new units to the city’s housing stock within a quarter-mile area around City Hall.

LOWELL — Newly elected City Councilor John Descoteaux is concerned about the lack of development on the Hamilton Canal Innovation District parcels owned by the Lupoli Companies, and he wonders if the city needs to move in a different direction.

LOWELL — Could a new, boutique-style hotel be in Downtown Lowell’s future? And will the Sal Lupoli Companies finally break ground on their long-planned development of prime real estate along the Hamilton Canal off Dutton and Canal Streets?