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Lowell School Building Committee Approves BRR Five as High School Renovation Holds at $418 Million

LOWELL — May 21, 2026 — Lowell School Building Committee unanimously approves budget transfer as $418 million high school renovation enters final phase. The 16-member committee voted 16-0 at its May 21 meeting to approve Budget Revision Request Five, a soft-cost transfer tied to the ongoing renovation of Lowell

Lowell School Committee cuts $400,000 to restore three dropped student support positions

LOWELL — May 6, 2026 — Lowell School Committee voted unanimously to cut $400,000 across three budget lines to restore three Student Support Specialist positions at Lowell High School, deferring the final FY27 budget vote to a special meeting May 11. Mayor Gitschier moved to reduce $52,000 from a part-

Lowell ZBA Approves Garage-to-Townhouse Conversion, Stalls Student Housing Over Parking

LOWELL — April 27, 2026 — Lowell Zoning Board approves two residential conversions and sends a zero-parking student housing proposal back for revision. The board voted 5-0 Monday to allow Kazanjian Enterprise, Inc. to convert an eight-bay commercial garage at 297 University Avenue into four owner-occupied townhouse units,

Lowell License Commission Defers Beer and Wine Transfer Pending Crime and Distance Data

LOWELL — April 2, 2026 — Lowell License Commission continues contested Pawtuckerville beer and wine license transfer amid neighborhood opposition. The commission voted unanimously at its April 2 meeting to defer action on an application by One East Meadow Road Inc., doing business as A1 Food Mart, to transfer a wine and

Lowell CPC Recommends Nearly $2 Million for 11 Preservation and Housing Projects

LOWELL — March 5, 2026 — Lowell's Community Preservation Committee recommended $1.99 million in funding across 11 projects at its March 5 meeting, with all awards heading to the City Council for approval expected in May. Working from a pool of just over $2 million — drawn from a gross

Lowell Facilities Panel Votes to Protect Union Jobs in Proposed Centralized Department

LOWELL — February 25, 2026 — Lowell's joint facilities subcommittee voted to pursue a centralized facilities department and pledged no unionized employees would lose jobs in the process. The panel, bringing together City Councilors Rita Robinson, Corey Atrisco Dakota, and John Scott with School Committee members Yen Abahu, Andrea DelRossi,

Lowell Conservation Commission Continues Rivers Edge Housing Case Pending State Sign-Off

LOWELL — February 25, 2026 — Lowell Conservation Commission delays vote on final phase of Rivers Edge affordable housing project. The commission voted 7-0 at its February 25 meeting to continue a Notice of Intent from Residents First Development Corporation, a Beverly-based nonprofit seeking to build 32 additional affordable units

Lowell Planning Board Approves 160-Unit North Canal Affordable Housing Redevelopment

LOWELL — January 22, 2026 — Lowell Planning Board unanimously approves redevelopment of 116-unit North Canal affordable housing complex into 160 new units. The 5-0 vote Thursday authorizes New North Canal LLC, working with Coalition for a Better Acre, to replace two aging Moody Street properties — built in the 1960s

Lowell License Commission Approves Seven Applications, Sets Three February Hearings

LOWELL — January 22, 2026 — Lowell License Commission approves seven applications and schedules three public hearings at January 22 session. Chair Donahue presided over the meeting with Commissioner Mercier and Commissioner Underwood; Commissioner Krieger and Commissioner Tang were both absent. The commission granted licenses for a range of events and businesses,

Lowell School Committee calls special meeting on kindergarten lottery overhaul

LOWELL — January 21, 2026 — Lowell School Committee defers vote on kindergarten lottery reduction, calls special meeting. The seven-member committee voted unanimously Wednesday to convene a special meeting before acting on a proposed K-12 school assignment policy change that would cut the district's kindergarten lottery from three

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