Veterans Commission Votes to Honor Student Rescuers
Lowell Veterans Commission honors student rescuers, plans fall events. The commission unanimously approved recognition of a Lowell High School ROTC student and Lowell Police Cadet for saving an autistic child from drowning at the September 9 meeting held at City Hall. Chairman Paul Paradise and
Veteran's Commission · Meeting of September 9, 2026
Lowell Veterans Commission honors student rescuers, plans fall events. The commission unanimously approved recognition of a Lowell High School ROTC student and Lowell Police Cadet for saving an autistic child from drowning at the September 9 meeting held at City Hall. Chairman Paul Paradise and Vice Chairman Robert Cerovac led planning for Veterans Day observance on November 10 at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium, a Trunk or Treat event October 27, and participation in the City of Lights Parade with a float on November 28.
The commission approved a letter to University of Massachusetts President Martin Meehan for support of a vendor table during the university's hockey night Veterans Appreciation Night, and reported a fund balance of $6,700.
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Source: the Veteran's Commission meeting of September 9, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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