License panel splits 2-1 on teen access

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• Veterans panel takes aim at memorial wall funding gap. The Lowell Veterans Commission grappled with a funding shortfall on a memorial wall display and discussed closing the gap, as plans moved forward for a new plaque honoring a fallen Lowell soldier.Lowell News
• License panel splits on teen access permit. The Lowell License Commission debated a request to admit 18-to-20-year-olds into a hip-hop festival event, after a dissenting member raised safety concerns about underage patrons at Tesco Bar Performance Center.Lowell News
• Zoning board weighs Roberts Street special permit. The Lowell Zoning Board of Appeals considered a special permit modification and variances for a three-family home and a new single-family house at 37-39 Roberts Street, with one member warning of a possible precedent.Lowell News
• Lowell Police Academy graduates 30 new officers. The Lowell Police Academy graduated 30 new officers Friday at Lowell Memorial Auditorium, marking the program's 30th year training recruits bound for several Massachusetts departments.Lowell News
• MonsterBash & Fall Fest returns Oct. 24 downtown. The City of Lowell, with the Bicentennial Committee and Kiwanis Club of Greater Lowell, will host MonsterBash & Fall Fest on Saturday, Oct. 24, from noon to 10 p.m. in Downtown Lowell, featuring trick-or-treating, carnival rides, live music and the city's first drone show.Lowell News

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• Billerica plays Lowell in freshman football. The Billerica Memorial freshman football team played an away conference game at Lowell on Saturday, Oct. 17, according to a MaxPreps schedule listing.MaxPreps

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