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LOWELL — The city has been assessed a $200,000 civil penalty by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection for violating provisions of the Clean Water Act associated with combined sewer overflows, said Aaron Fox, the executive director of Lowell Regional Wastewater Utility, also known as Duck Island.

LOWELL — The $381 million Lowell High School rebuilding and renovation project is 50% done and on track to be completed by the summer of 2026, according to project representatives from Suffolk Construction, the owner’s project manager Skanska and architect firm Perkins Eastman.

LOWELL — Selected minutes from City Council executive session meetings held since January 2022 were released in two tranches to the public following a motion made by Councilor Erik Gitschier back in August.

LOWELL — Frustration, déjà vu and accusations were on the City Council’s agenda during Tuesday night’s meeting.