Lowell News

A 27-year-old Irish-American stonemason, boxer, college student and tin whistler from the Sacred Heart enclave of South Lowell.

Andrew Haines paints landscapes from a different perspective than most traditional landscape painters.

No criminal charges will be filed against a man accused of stealing money from a Tyngsboro restaurant.

Mateo Correa woke up on Friday, but his mother told him to go back to bed. Mateo had been suspended from school for skipping an in-house suspension.

Voter turnout is believed to be up slightly in Tuesday's city election over previous years, though no official numbers are available yet from the city's Election and Census Commission.

The Kiwanis Club of Greater Lowell recently held its 12th annual MonsterBash party at the Tsongas Arena.

A program designed to shape the next generation of Lowell's leaders is in the process of recruiting its second annual class.

The city's favorite biannual season -- election season -- wraps up tomorrow and Gail Cenik, office manager of the city's Election and Census Commission has her fingers crossed.

A light rain fell over a quiet city Saturday morning. With the exception of City Council candidates Bill Martin and Paul Belley and their supporters holding signs at the intersection of Bridge Street and the VFW Highway, there were few indicators that a citywide election was just around the corner.

Police were searching for a heavy-set, white man in black hoodie last night after he reportedly pulled a shotgun and held up the Dunkin Donuts shop on Dutton Street last night.

On Tuesday voters will decide whether to keep the city's winner-take-all election system or throw it out in favor of proportional-representation voting.

A 10-year-old boy was killed when he was hit by a fallen tree while trick-or-treating earlier tonight.

Police early Friday morning arrested two Lowell men who allegedly pointed a handgun at two women in Pawtucketville hours earlier and robbed them of their purses.

A Lowell convenience store is among more than 30 establishments across the state suspected of stealing Lottery winnings from unsuspecting patrons.

Rose and Walter Bronk keep the food coming in "Saint Paul's Kitchen" at Eliot Presbyterian Church in Lowell Thursday night.

In the spring of 2008, amid public outrage over the School Committee's vote to give the district's four assistant superintendents substantial pay raises and boosted benefits, the public perception was that the 2009 election would be a doozy, with challengers emerging from every neighborhood.

After a revitalization year that saw the completion of extensive restoration efforts, the historic Lowell's Boat Shop in Amesbury is ready to celebrate.

They want your vote, but do they vote? A Sun review of the voting histories of the city's 21 City Council and seven School Committee candidates, going back to 1995, shows that while some are faithful voters, others do not practice what they preach when it comes to getting out the vote.

The Lowell School Committee is facing tremendous challenges in the months ahead, challenges that will require the focus of leaders with financial acumen, strong leadership skills and a professional demeanor.

City police were searching for a heavyset man with a long-barrelled gun who held up a Branch Street convenience store Wednesday night.