LOWELL Fire departments in both Lowell and Tewksbury were awarded firefighter safety equipment grant funds of $50,000 and almost $24,000, respectively, by the administration of Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll on Jan. 17.

UMass Lowell has landed a commitment from a talented goaltender off to a perfect start with the team that traded for him. Austin Elliott, a 6-foot-1, 180-pound netminder from Strathmore, Alberta, hasn’t lost since the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League traded for him early this season. He is an eye-popping 20-0-0 with London […]

LOWELL Coming off a disappointing three-game losing streak lowlighted by a 3-2 overtime loss to Stonehill, perhaps a two-game set with seventh-ranked Providence was the last thing UMass Lowell needed. But the River Hawks rose to the challenge last weekend, securing five of six Hockey East points against the Friars. Leading the charge were […]

LOWELL In the proud and rich history of Lowell High boys basketball, only seven players have surpassed the 1,000-point plateau. Theres soon to be an eighth. Point guard Tzar Powell-Aparicio is just 25 points away from reaching four digits and becoming the first Red Raider to do it since Carlos Nunez Jr. and Nate […]

Junior Grady Avila kicked aside all 24 shots he faced to propel the Lowell High boys hockey team to a 4-0 non-league win over Quincy on Wednesday. Senior Nate Dodge, junior Ned Akashian, sophomore Danny Gleason and freshman Brodie Anderson were the goal scorers for Lowell. Akashian also dished out two assists, while Anderson, senior […]

LOWELL For almost a day, cities and towns across the commonwealth indeed, across the nation were thrown into a panic when the White House budget office, under a directive from President Donald Trump, froze trillions of dollars in grants and loans administered by the federal government.

LOWELL A man was shot in the leg in what police are calling an isolated incident in the Back Central neighborhood on Tuesday evening.

Here is the updated Boston Herald Eastern Mass. Top 25 boys basketball rankings. Please note all records are through games played on January28 and as listed in Arbiter.   1. Newton North (13-1)   2. Franklin (14-0)   3. Malden Catholic (11-2)   4. Central Catholic (12-2)   5. Lowell(13-1)   6. St. Mary’s (14-0) […]

LOWELL Ding, ding. Week four of the 78th annual Golden Gloves will be held Thursday night at the 2,800-seat Lowell Memorial Auditorium. Fights are subject to change, but an 11-bout schedule has been released. Two of the fights will feature female boxers. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and theTop-Central New England semifinal bouts will […]

Businesses in Lowell are managing the economic fallout from the so-called bird flu, a highly pathogenic and transmissible disease that is killing millions of egg-laying birds in chicken facilities nationwide. Recent catastrophic spread has caused a sudden drop in egg supply with a resulting rise in prices.

A new food truck in Lowell is run by a group called UTEC, which helps young people who are gang involved or struggling to find stable workbuild their work skills and earn a living.

LOWELL Every Sunday morning, Emerson Webb and her mother, Robin, would go to stores for about four hours and try samples of things they liked. It was their routine. That routine stopped in November 2023. At age 52, Robin dies two days after Thanksgiving after a second bout of lymphoma she had overcome […]

LOWELL The Community Preservation Act continues to drive citywide investments and improvements, as well as grow the city's housing stock. Last Thursday, the Community Preservation Committee approved almost $1.4 million in recommended funding for a variety of historic preservation and affordable housing projects.

During the weekend of Jan. 18-19 in Tampa, Fla., history was made as two remarkable women’s flag football teams from Lowells Merrimack Valley Flag Football League (MVFFL) clinched World Championships in their respective categories, showcasing the growing popularity and skill level of the sport. In an electrifying tournament filled with intense competition, the first team […]