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Rourke: A transformative opportunity for Lowell Public Schools and its special needs students
The City of Lowell and the Lowell Public School Department have a unique and crucial opportunity before us — the purchase and transformation of the former Ste Jeanne d’Arc School into a dedicated special needs school for the district. This endeavor is not just a real estate transaction; it is an investment in the future of our community and an affirmation of our commitment to inclusivity and education for all.
Dartmouth takes over psychiatric treatment for children at Hampstead Hospital
Over the objections of mental health advocates and others two years ago, the state chose a private company that primarily works with incarcerated adults to provide psychiatric treatment to children at Hampstead Hospital. With that $52.5 million contract up, the Department of Health and Human Services is replacing Wellpath Recovery...
Steward Health Care confirms intent to sell Nashoba Valley Medical Center
In a late Wednesday filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, Steward Health Care laid out a timeline and “global bidding and auction procedures” to govern the sale of its hospitals and other assets, including the Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer. The document confirms for the first time Steward’s intent to sell the hospital, but does not rule out a decision to close it.
Belmont Residents Top National Math Competition
Two Belmont seventh-graders recently took home top honors in the AMC 8, a math competition that tested their problem-solving skills against students nationwide. More than 159,000 nationwide participated in the 25-question, 40-minute, multiple-choice exam open to students in grade eight and under. Kevin Shi and Corin Ross-Montenegro, students at the...
Lowell Hot Sauce Company Takes A 'Craic' At Urban Farming
LOWELL, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — A Lowell-based hot sauce company uses locally-grown ingredients to make creative small batch sauces by hand. Craic Sauce was started in 2017 by Brian Ruhlmann, who began making hot sauces from ingredients grown in his parents’ garden. Seven years later, Ruhlmann’s company now...
Increasing Number of Students Opt for Private Ed Each Year
According to a Department of Elementary and Secondary Education database, an increasing number of school-age children in Belmont are choosing to attend private or parochial schools. The number of school-age children attending private school increased from 481 to 545 between the 2017-18 and 2022-23 school years, the most recent school...
Teachers union votes 'no-confidence' in Mass. town's superintendent amid layoffs
ANDOVER, Mass. — The Andover Education Association said 91 percent of its members have voted to support a no-confidence resolution for the Andover Public Schools superintendent. The vote comes just a few weeks after teacher layoffs were announced amid a budget deficit of more than $2.5 million. The chair...
Real Estate Transfers: May 3, 2024
The Bedford Citizen posts real estate transfers through an agreement with The Warren Group. 63 Neillian Way, #63, a three-room Condominium, built in 1956:. Sold by Carroll RET and Andrew Carroll on April 17, 2024 to Angelos Makras and Elliana Budri for $385,000. 13 Hemlock Ln., a nine-room Ranch on...
Are you over 50 and looking for a job? The Boston Red Sox may be able to help
When it comes to addressing shortages in the labor market, one group of workers often gets overlooked: People over the age of 50. The nonprofit Age-Friendly Institute in Waltham, Massachusetts runs a verification program to highlight workplaces that are “Certified Age Friendly Employers.” Among the 200 organizations around the world to have earned the honor: The Boston Red Sox.
Second New Hampshire auto dealership owner arrested for not providing vehicle title after sale
A second auto dealership owner in New Hampshire has been arrested for not providing a certificate of title to a customer after selling a vehicle, and state police said there may be more victims.
Mother pins down fox after it bit 4-year-old daughter in New Hampshire, police say
A mother and child in New Hampshire are recovering after a fox attacked them in their backyard. Police in Hollis, New Hampshire, said the mother and child were taken to a hospital with minor injuries, but at this point, they are more emotionally shaken up than physically hurt. Police said...
“He was one of our A-Team” – Name of the late Deputy Sheriff Anthony J Pasquarello of Saugus is added to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Anthony J. Pasquarello, the late deputy sheriff from Saugus who died in December 2021 after contracting COVID-19 from his work in the Essex County Jail, received a special tribute this week as his name was added to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C. “He was one of...
Serious crash leads to partial road closure in Windham
WINDHAM, N.H. — A section of North Lowell Road in Windham is expected to be closed for much of the day because of a crash. The crash happened around 7:30 a.m. Thursday. One person was taken to the hospital with injuries that weren’t believed to be life-threatening. The...
Sailor killed in Pearl Harbor attack finally identified, laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery
U.S. Navy veteran Frank Hryniewicz was buried with full military honors Thursday at Arlington National Cemetery, more than 80 years after the Massachusetts native was killed when Japan launched its Dec. 7, 1941, attack on the Pearl Harbor naval base in Hawaii.
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