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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.