Melanie Gilbert

LOWELL — There are at almost 400 elderly and disabled people residing at the South Common Village, a low-income housing project in the city's Back Central neighborhood.

The Five Minute Read highlights things to do, places to go and people to know in the Greater Lowell area. Have news to share? Send it to news@lowellsun.

LOWELL — There was food and libations, balloons and flowers, proclamations and speeches, and music and dancing to celebrate the retirement of longtime Community Teamwork Inc. CEO Karen Frederick, whose last day — after almost 17,000 of them — is Oct. 31.

Federal delegation delivers for transit, school building projects

LOWELL — The new, in-house pharmacy at Lowell Community Health Center has been officially open for a month, and in that time, more than 2,000 patients have filled 6,000 prescriptions.

The Five Minute Read highlights things to do, places to go and people to know in the Greater Lowell area. Have news to share? Send it to news@lowellsun.

LOWELL — Now the hard — and expensive — part begins. That was the message from the construction team updating the School Building Committee during its October meeting on the almost $400 million Low…

Residents and staff at the Lowell Housing Authority say the number of homeless people using the low-income housing property near South Common Park, the city’s largest homeless encampment, as …

Lowell artist showcase LOWELL — Mary Hart will demonstrate her cut paper art during an artist showcase at the Pollard Memorial Library on

LOWELL — When temperatures start to plummet in the city this winter, the City Council wants to be ready with a plan to keep people in need safe. The body will review and consider implementing a