BOSTON — Citing an ever-growing backlog of cases and the need to comply with a court-ordered deadline, Massachusetts trial courts have asked the Supreme Judicial Court to modify its July 3 order so they can assign more judges to preside over upcoming hearings for indigent defendants who have gone 45 days without legal representation.
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Get Righttt Fitness celebrates four year anniversary
LEOMINSTER – Four years after opening their personal training business, the Addo brothers are celebrating the gym’s continued success and a recent second expansion. “It feels amazing being able to watch not only the business grow, but the community we’ve built over the years grow expansively,” said Jarell Addo, who owns and operates Get Righttt […]
Community Calendar
Monday, July 21 First Friends Story Time: 10:15 a.m.; Townsend Public Library, 12 Dudley Road. Join Miss Karen for a relaxed story time for infants and toddlers. Preschool Story Time: 10:30 a.m.; Hazen Memorial Library, 3 Keady Way, Shirley. Read books, do activities, and make a craft; ages 3-5. Yo-Yo’s Music and More: 11 a.m.; Stevens Memorial […]
Astronomer CEO resigns after video of romantic moment at Coldplay concert shatters internet
The CEO caught with his arms around a colleague on the kiss cam at the Coldplay concert at Gillette Stadium has resigned, shortly after the company placed him on leave.
For the 38th year, Lowell Folk Festival returns with a packed performance schedule
LOWELL — The 38th annual Lowell Folk Festival is now less than a week away, and with it comes a diverse lineup of performances taking place across the three-day event. To Festival Director Lee Viliesis, the musical lineup has always turned out fantastically, and this year, she said, is no exception.
Healey responds to federal SNAP cuts with statewide anti-hunger task force
As cuts to food assistance come down from the Trump administration, Massachusetts will create an anti-hunger task force to advise on mitigating the losses, Gov. Maura Healey announced Thursday.
