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Public money woos private investment in Frontrunner City Initiative

November 13, 2025November 13, 2025 · Boston, Massachusetts Local News

LOWELL — To represent Lowell on the world stage takes money, and city leadership is investing significant personnel and financial resources in a yearlong effort to bring United…

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Lowell’s old District Court faces uncertain future

October 19, 2025October 19, 2025 · Boston, Massachusetts Local News

LOWELL — Wall clocks were stopped at random times in the rooms throughout the vacant Lowell District Court at 41 Hurd St. The two public phone booths —…

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HCID housing, retail development poised for take off

October 1, 2025October 1, 2025 · Boston, Massachusetts Local News

LOWELL — UMass Lowell hasn’t broken ground yet on its $800-million Lowell Innovation Network Corridor project, and the potential billion-dollar Frontrunner City Initiative is still in early stages,…

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Community Preservation Act funding cycle begins

October 16, 2024October 16, 2024 · Boston, Massachusetts Local News

LOWELL — The owners of the Wannalancit Mills are asking for almost $97,000 in Community Preservation Act funding to restore the towering, red-brick smokestack off Suffolk Street. The…

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Veterans Memorial Park opens in Belvidere

September 25, 2024September 25, 2024 · Boston, Massachusetts Local News

In July, civic leaders and veterans cut the ribbon on the Veterans Memorial Park on Douglas Road in Belvidere. The quarter-acre lot was an underutilized open space that…

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The Five Minute Read

May 13, 2024May 13, 2024 · Boston, Massachusetts Local News

Public feedback for HUD funding programs LOWELL — The city Department of Planning and Development invites the public to participate in the review and feedback process for the…

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Hail Mary pass for Smith Baker Center, ‘Lowell’s Cathedral’

February 22, 2024February 22, 2024 · Boston, Massachusetts Local News

LOWELL — The fate of the magnificent but derelict and potentially dangerous Smith Baker Center, once called “Lowell’s Cathedral,” was the focus of three motions on the City…

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