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New Hampshire city bans public camping following Supreme Court ruling
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Manchester’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved a change to city ordinances to ban camping on city streets and in parks at all times on Tuesday night. The board voted to suspend their usual rules to skip over committee votes and further readings to have the ban take effect immediately.
Hospital to pay $300K to resolve drug recordkeeping allegations
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire hospital has agreed to pay $300,000 to resolve allegations that it violated federal law by failing to keep accurate records of controlled substances, including opioids, the U.S. attorney’s office said. The Drug Enforcement Administration began an investigation last year at Catholic...
Governor Healey announces $27 million in Fall River, Springfield, Worcester, other communities to create hundreds of new housing units
LOWELL – Today, Governor Maura Healey, Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll and Housing and Livable Communities Secretary Ed Augustus announced $27 million in Housing Development Incentive Program (HDIP) awards to create 547 total new units in 11 Gateway Cities across the state. “We expanded the HDIP program in our tax...
Robert Woodson 07-03-24
Robert Woodson of the Woodson Center provides insight into their mission and reflections on the meaning of the Declaration of Independence. Thom Brueckner of Senior Financial Resources Inc. in Nashua explains what investors should consider after the policy conversations brought up during the Presential Debate. Wednesday, July 3, 2024. Dr....
Lowell Benefits from Largest HDIP Awards in History
Governor Maura Healey, Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll and Housing and Livable Communities Secretary Ed Augustus today announced $27 million in Housing Development Incentive Program (HDIP) awards to create 547 total new units in 11 Gateway Cities across the state. Among the thirteen awardees are two in the Mill City:. Hildreth...
Former Lawrence Mayor Makes Stop in Lowell
– Coalition for a Better Acre (CBA) announced today that it has named Dan Rivera as interim Executive Director, effective July 8, 2024. CBA’s current CEO, Yun-Ju Choi, will step down from the post on July 5. The decision followed an extensive search by a committee comprised of Board...
Op-Ed: Celebrating the 4th of July in Lowell: A Tribute to Our Diverse and Proud Community
As we gather to celebrate the 4th of July, we reflect on the true meaning of Independence Day: unity, freedom, and the pursuit of happiness. Here in Lowell, these values are vibrantly embodied in our diverse and dynamic community. Lowell is a city of rich cultural heritage, where each neighborhood adds its own unique thread to the tapestry of our community. Our diversity is our strength, and it is what makes Lowell such a special place to live, work, and celebrate.
Construction Completed on Acre Crossing in Lowell
Lowell, MA – A ribbon-cutting was held recently to mark the completion of Acre Crossing in Lowell, where a parcel in the city’s Acre neighborhood was redeveloped into 32 new homes for sale to first-time, moderate-income homebuyers, and a new five-story office building for Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union (JDCU).
Poll shows Biden narrowly trailing Trump in New Hampshire
MANCHESTER, N.H. — A new poll shows President Joe Biden trailing former President Donald Trump among New Hampshire registered voters by two points. The Saint Anselm College Survey Center polled more than 1,700 registered voters in the first two days after the recent presidential debate. In the poll, 44%...
Joseph Costanzo 07-01-24
Hillsborough County Corrections Superintendent Joseph Costanzo explained how a new system called Overwatch would help monitor the health of the inmates in real time. Georgetown Law Professor and Constitutional Scholar Randy Barnett discusses his latest book, A Life for Liberty, and provides insight into the Trump Immunity Supreme Court Case.
Carnation Drive Residents Experience a Farmer’s Market
Residents living at Carnation Drive, here in Tewksbury, were given the opportunity to partake in their very own farmer’s market. A few months back, Melissa Maniscalco, Exec. Director of the Tewksbury Housing Authority was approached by Makayla Clougherty from the Merrimack Valley Food Bank with an idea to offer the residents an assortment of fruits and vegetables free of charge. On June 20th, that idea happened to the delight of all involved. Makayla and her staff arrived around noon at the Community Center, and with the generous help of the TJX Foundation the produce was unloaded, displayed and the “shopping” began. Residents were given shopping bags and with help and assistance from TJX interns, they were able to pick out their favorite items and there was a lot to pick from.
Nashua Awarded $44 million Tech Hub Grant for Biofab’s ReGen Valley
NASHUA, NH – The city was awarded a $44 million grant, announced Tuesday, which will boost its role in the biofabrication cluster being developed in Manchester. The Tech Hub grant for southern New Hampshire’s ReGen Valley was part of $504 million the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration announced for 12 regions across the country Tuesday.
N.H. fire marshal sees ‘disturbing’ rise in fatal fires
CONCORD, N.H. — More people have already died in New Hampshire fires this year than in all of 2023, raising concerns about smoke alarms and basic residential fire safety. So far this year, 13 people have died in 11 fires, with nine of the deaths coming in homes that did not have working smoke alarms or an adequate number of working smoke alarms, according to a report by the State Fire Marshal.
Elliott Helps Secure Investments in Lowell & No. Chelmsford
The Massachusetts House of Representatives passed the Economic Development Bond Bill aimed at stimulating economic growth and fostering development across the state. The Bond Bill includes funding for remote workforce development, enhances clean energy initiatives throughout Massachusetts, provides $700 million in tax credits, grants for small business expansion, workforce training programs, and incentives for innovation and research to promote economic growth.
4th of July in Lowell from L’Etoile
4th of July in Lowell – (PIP #37) A 4th of July throwback announcing an honor roll dedication, advertising an evening of celebration and covering heat elevation. Times have changed and yet, have they?. Articles below from L’Etoile, June 30, 1944. Honor roll dedication on Tuesday. Next Tuesday,...
Submitted: Jefferson’s 17 Principles – A Benchmark to Measure our National Development
WESTFORD — The following column was submitted by member Dennis Galvin for publication by WestfordCAT. Our founders referred to the “Great Experiment” of self-government in the United States as a “Republic”. They intended to establish, as Lincoln described, a government: “of the people, by the people and for the people.”
We hold these truths to be self-evident
The nation hails the Fourth of July each year with fireworks and public readings of the Declaration of Independence, as it has from the start. Ever since the Continental Congress adopted the document on July 4, 1776, written by Thomas Jefferson, and had it printed the night of the Fourth by John Dunlap, also in Philadelphia.
Jodie Nazaka 07-02-24
Manchester’s Economic Development Director, Jodie Nazaka offers her insight following news of the City’s new initiative known as the Downtown Cleaning Program. Thom Brueckner of Senior Financial Resources Inc. in Nashua explains what investors should consider after the policy conversations brought up during the Presential Debate. Wednesday, July...
Frederick Douglass and the Fourth of July
In the years before the American Civil War, Frederick Douglass was a frequent visitor to Lowell. Although the city’s entire reason for existence was the production of cloth made from cotton harvested by enslaved Africans in the American south which provided a strong incentive for those in Lowell to remain silent about slavery lest the flow of cotton into the city be interrupted because of speaking out on the issue, the city nevertheless became a center of the abolitionist movement. The first president of the Lowell Anti-Slavery society was Theodore Edson, the pastor of St. Anne’s Episcopal Church, the place where the mill owners and managers worshiped, and the foot soldiers of the movement where the young women from across New England who came to Lowell to work in the textile mills.
Members elect new directors at WestfordCAT’s annual meeting
WESTFORD – WestfordCAT is proud to welcome three of our newest members to its Board of Directors. Born and raised in Watertown, MA; Mary attended college and graduate school at Catholic University of America (Wash DC). Foerster began working at AARP in 1974 while pursuing Master in Library Science graduate degree. She worked at AARP 17 years in National Gerontological Resource Center and State Legislation (Legislative Representative for the SW states). Foester managed State Government Affairs for MCI Long Distance Co; but returned to AARP on 9/11/2001 working on state legislation and diversity & inclusion.
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