TEWKSBURY — The Market Basket board of directors is seeking a restraining order against fired executives Joe Schmidt and Tom Gordon after they alleged Schmidt had broken into the grocery chain’s Tewksbury headquarters and that the pair had repeatedly visited Market Basket locations in recent weeks despite being banned from all company properties.
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Convicted killer charged with murder of homeless men in Massachusetts
A man already in state custody for second-degree murder is facing new first-degree murder charges in connection with the deaths of two homeless Massachusetts men more than a decade ago.
Lowell City Council shows support for Arthur T. Demoulas in letter to Market Basket board
LOWELL — Mayor Dan Rourke and the Lowell City Council penned a letter Friday to the Market Basket board of directors in support of embattled CEO Arthur T. Demoulas, just days after two Demoulas allies were officially fired.
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.
Lowell Folk Festival gets ready to party
LOWELL — Excitement is building for the 38th annual Lowell Folk Festival that opens in just 12 days. The longest-running and second-largest free folk festival opens Friday, July 25 at 6:15 p.m., with the traditional Parade of Flags, and runs through Sunday, July 27.
Judge begins releasing defendants amid legal representation crisis
LOWELL — Defendants facing charges including armed robbery and drug trafficking were released from custody on Wednesday at the Kiernan Judicial Center, as trial courts in Middlesex and Suffolk counties began holding emergency Lavallee Protocol hearings at the Lowell-based courthouse in response to a statewide shortage of court-appointed attorneys.
