Melanie Gilbert

LOWELL — It's the season of giving thanks to the work of state representatives like Vanna Howard, who secured almost $6 million in earmarks for her district communities in the

Mills42 gift card giveaway LOWELL — For the fifth year, Mills42 Federal Credit Union hosted a Market Basket gift card giveaway on Friday, Nov. 22.

LOWELL — The city was awarded $45,000 through MassDevelopment, an offshoot of Executive Office of Economic Development, to support a study of the vacant and decaying Smith Baker Center on Merrimack…

LOWELL — The city of Fitchburg added more state funding to its redevelopment coffers during a ceremony Tuesday in Downtown Lowell. A $25,000 MassDevelopment grant will be used to create a downtown …

Grant to develop a downtown cultural district marketing plan

LOWELL — How cold is too cold for children to be outside before and during the school day? And what metric do school districts use to determine that safety threshold? It turns out that the guidance varies according to district and may be driven as much by “feel” as it is by a thermometer.

A new cyber center will extend the Science Applications International Corporation's footprint to directly support the U.S. Air Force’s initiatives in cybersecurity, electronic warfare, information systems and digital infrastructure.

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Macone of MRWC retires The Board of Directors of the Merrimack River Watershed Council announced that John Macone, a former newspaper editor

LOWELL — Of the hundreds of people working on the Lowell High School rebuild and renovation project, at least two have deep roots in the city, and that hometown connection informs their passion for the work.