In the nationwide atmosphere of heightened scrutiny on the performance of police officers, the Lowell Police Department launched a body-camera pilot program last April that equipped 30 officers – 10 on each shift – with those devices. As part of this initial introduction, then-interim Police Superintendent Barry Golner said the plan was to rotate the […]
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State water employees pay fines for accepting free ski trips, Sox tickets
Massachusetts water employees pay fines for accepting free ski trips, Red Sox tickets, rooftop drinks at The Envoy Hotel
Fitchburg DPW Alerts: Week of April 29, 2024
FITCHBURG – The Department of Public Works advises residents of the following work that will be done, weather permitting, during the week of April 29, 2024. Road Construction Monday – Friday, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Expect road closures, delays and detours. MassDOT will be continuing their reconstruction and rehabilitation of the Circle Street Bridge. […]
MassDevelopment CEO Rivera resigns mid-contract
BOSTON — Dan Rivera stepped down from his position as president and CEO of the economic development agency MassDevelopment on Friday, effective immediately, more than two years before his contract was set to expire. Economic Development Secretary Yvonne Hao, also chair of the MassDevelopment board, said in a statement Friday that she and the administration […]
‘A life changing experience’
LEOMINSTER — It is said that, if you look hard enough, good things can come out of bad things, and that is definitely the case with Leominster resident, Emma Burkhardt, who has had a passion to help others since she was a young girl. On a beautiful spring day – April 15, 2013 – to […]
‘Placed on this earth to help others’
LEOMINSTER — Jim Lanciani Jr. is being fondly remembered as a family man who was deeply dedicated to the community he loved and served in many different capacities. The lifelong city resident and Marine Corps veteran passed away on April 15 at the age of 93, just six weeks after his beloved wife Pauline, affectionately […]
