Lowell Planning Board approves final Rivers Edge phase and two subdivisions. The board unanimously advanced the final phase of Rivers Edge, adding thirty-two units to the 181-unit planned residential development for a total of 187 income-restricted units at 165 Nelson Avenue and 33-113 Adie Way. A
The Lowell License Commission approved eleven business and event applications and created a new type of annual alcohol license.
Lowell Disability Commission re-elects leadership, addresses park accessibility gaps. All commission positions were unanimously re-elected without opposition: Chairperson Sebastian Nash, Associate Chairperson Erica Harvey, Treasurer Ron Lassman, and Clerk Chris Green. Commissioner Joanna Turcotte
Lowell's treasurer posted an updated list of payroll checks unclaimed for 90 days as of Aug. 1. Treasurer Theodoros Panagiotopoulos's office urged former and current town employees to check whether they're still owed money, the same week Merrimack Repertory Theatre opened Equity princip…
Board of Assessors approves motor vehicle abatements and tax exemptions in brief meeting. Chief Assessor Ellen M. Brideau and Deputy Chief Assessor Ryan E. Rondeau processed applications for motor vehicle excise tax abatements and statutory property tax exemptions across seven tax-exemption
Lowell schools honor late Senator Edward Kennedy with new building naming at High School. The School Committee's Building Naming Subcommittee voted unanimously August 11 to name the new academic building after the late Senator, who maintained a longstanding connection to the city. Chairperson
Lowell schools advance two safety proposals to the full School Committee for consideration. The Safety Subcommittee voted unanimously (2-0) to submit a district safety report to the full Committee, which will consider two motions: one requesting an outside security assessment via RFP, and another
Lowell City Council adopts Space Savers parking ordinance amendment. The amendment to Chapter 266-61 received a second reading and public hearing, with Councilor Nuon moving and Councilor Chau seconding adoption in a unanimous 10-0 vote. The body also approved more than $657,000 in state grants,
A judge temporarily blocked Markley Group from adding diesel generators at its Lowell data center, per NBC Boston. The ruling, issued Aug. 11, extends an ongoing legal fight over the facility's operations. Separately, Robert Gilman, a U.S. Marine veteran from Lowell who had been detaine…
The Lowell Zoning Board of Appeals approved five land-use applications in August, voting unanimously on variances for residential subdivisions and property improvements and a special permit for commercial signage.
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