LEOMINSTER — The owners of Aroma Joe’s are celebrating seven years in business this month and are offering specials this week to mark the occasion. Johnny Ahern, his cousin Kevin Ahern, and Kevin’s childhood friend Brad Pacheco opened the 200 Lancaster Rd. franchise location on October 16, 2017, and four years later a franchise in […]
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Lowell poet selected as finalist in the Beals Prize for poetry
WINCHENDON — The Beals Memorial Library announced area poet Maya Maria, of Lowell, has been selected as a finalist in the 2024 Beals Prize for Poetry. Now in its fifth year, the competition drew the attention of 85 poets from around the state. The award ceremony will be held at the Library on Thursday, Sep. […]
Man accused of killing Massachusetts nurse, fleeing to Kenya held without bail
Kevin Kangethe, 42, of Lowell, is charged with the murder of Margaret Mbitu, 31, a beloved Brockton behavioral health nurse whose family overfilled the Suffolk Superior courtroom for the alleged killer’s arraignment.
3 seek open Middlesex North register of deeds seat on Democratic primary ticket
LOWELL — For the first time in nearly three decades, the seat for Middlesex North register of deeds is truly up for grabs after Richard Howe announced last year that he would not seek reelection, and three candidates are competing in the Sept. 3 Democratic primary to be his successor.
Healey awards $1M for tree planting in gateway cities
BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced over $1 million in grants to support tree planting and expand the urban forest canopy in Gateway Cities across Massachusetts. Seven projects are receiving awards through the GGCP’s Non-Profit Partnership Grant Program, which includes projects in Leominster, Fitchburg and Lowell. In addition, six municipalities, two non-profit organizations, and […]
Food rules the day at the Lowell Folk Festival
LOWELL — A little after 10 a.m. Saturday, the preparations for another day of the Lowell Folk Festival had begun with about two hours to go until the official start time of Day 2. Stage techs could be heard setting up and checking the sound equipment for the second day’s musical acts, volunteers bustled around making sure everything was squared away and, most importantly, a faint, smoky haze loomed over Downtown Lowell as groups fired up their grills to start making another day’s worth of food from around the world.
