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Veterans Commission Elects Cerovac Vice Chair, Plans Four Major Events

Lowell Veterans Commission unanimously elects Robert Cerovac vice chair and plots major observances. Chairman Paul Paradise presided over a seven-member quorum that approved February 2026 meeting minutes and set plans for Memorial Day on May 22 at the new Veterans Park, a Fourth of July event,

School Committee approves $369.6 million FY27 budget with targeted cuts.

Lowell School Committee votes $369.6 million FY27 budget on line-by-line basis. Superintendent Liam Skinner presented proposals as the committee voted individually on 20 budget sections, transferring a $746,622 Lowell High School Student Support Specialist position to the suspense account and

Library board revises bylaws, approves committee structure

Pollard Memorial Library Board of Trustees unanimously adopts revised bylaws and finalizes committee reorganization. The board approved modifications across multiple bylaw articles, including clarifications on trustee resignations and vacancy procedures, expanded language on associate trustee

Conservation Commission approves Audubon education center with standard conditions.

Lowell Conservation Commission approves Massachusetts Audubon education center on Varnum Avenue. The commission unanimously cleared a Notice of Intent for the project, which will include a one-story education center, farm building, parking lot, walking trails, and drainage infrastructure within the

Subcommittee reviews tax increment programs and enforcement.

City Council Economic Development Sub Committee reviews tax incentive program design. Yovani Baez-Rose and Maria Dickinson of the Department of Planning and Development outlined three state-authorized incentive structures: EDFIP, HDIP, and UCH-TIF, all requiring City Council approval for individual