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'This is getting out of control,' residents tell City Council

'This is getting out of control,' residents tell City Council
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Lowell officials consider how to respond to city's growing homeless population

City councilors have proposed increased policing. Advocates say that's not going to help.

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Lowell revives focus on policing homelessness

Lowell revives focus on policing homelessness
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Suspect wanted for Back Central shooting in custody

LOWELL — The 19-year-old Lowell man wanted by police for armed assault with intent to murder for allegedly shooting a man in the chest during a confrontation in the Back Central neighborhood in May is behind bars.

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Zoning on City Council's Tuesday agenda

Zoning on City Council's Tuesday agenda
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The Column: The race is on for Lowell election

THE RACE is on, and as of this past Friday, 27 Lowell residents had signaled their interest in running for office by signing their names to the 2023 City Election Nomination Paper Log kept on file in the Elections Office at City Hall.

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STEM Academy to get 8 modular classrooms in 2024

LOWELL — Liam Skinner attended his first meeting as the newly appointed interim superintendent of schools during a special session of the School Committee Wednesday night during which the body approved eight modular classrooms for the overcrowded STEM Academy.

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City plans sweep of homeless camp; unhoused, advocates cry foul

LOWELL — Robert Waylein has lived in the so-called Dog Park camp for 10 years. For almost 4,000 nights, he has laid his head down in a shelter he built on land he says he cleaned and has maintained that used to function as an open-air garbage dump.

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Police: Unprovoked attack leaves homeless woman with 4 stab wounds in Lowell

Police: Unprovoked attack leaves homeless woman with 4 stab wounds in Lowell
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Lowell Police seek suspect in Back Central shooting

LOWELL — Police announced they are on the lookout for a 19-year-old Lowell man who they identified as the suspected gunman in a Back Central shooting that occurred earlier this month.

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