Lowell Forward News Today

THE BATTLE for the soul of Lowell played out at last Monday’s Planning Board meeting, as the board discussed whether to formally adopt Lowell’s new comprehensive master plan, Lowell Forward.The 20-year vision of the community’s plan for the future that City Manager Tom Golden called a “living, breathing document,” was unveiled during the City Council’s Feb. […]

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 — Lowell Forward, a 20-year vision of the community’s plan for the future that City Manager Tom Golden introduced as a “living, breathing document,” was unveiled during the City Council’s Tuesday night meeting.

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.

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.

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 — By a vote of 7-4, the Lowell City Council voted not to support the amended version of the long-crafted accessory dwelling unit ordinance that the council has debated for more than a year.

LOWELL — In May, artist Kamil Peters installed his sculpture, "Black Joy," at the intersection of Gorham and Appleton streets.

LOWELL — Middlesex Community College received a $525,000 Nursing Pathways Expansion grant by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Education to strengthen the path between training and entering the workforce.