US EditionSitting Massachusetts State Senator Dies at 74
Edward J. Kennedy served nearly 50 years in multiple roles including state senator and mayor, championing education and community development across Lowell and surrounding towns.
- Senate President Karen Spilka announced Thursday that State Sen. Edward J. Kennedy died Wednesday night at Lowell General Hospital; he was 74.
- Kennedy began his political career at age 26 when he won a Lowell City Council seat and later served as Middlesex County commissioner and Mayor of Lowell.
- At the time of his death, Kennedy chaired the Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets and was vice chair of the Joint Committee on Higher Education, representing the First Middlesex District.
- Leaders issued statements and will share service details as soon as they are available; Gov. Maura Healey ordered flags at half-staff starting Thursday, honoring Kennedy, as Spilka called him `a valued member of the Senate and passionate advocate for the people of the First Middlesex district`.
- U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan said Thursday that Kennedy was a son of Lowell whose legacy is woven into the community after nearly 50 years of service to the Greater Lowell community.
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Sen. Edward Kennedy of Lowell dies, at 74 - CommonWealth Beacon
SEN. EDWARD KENNEDY, a fourth-term Democrat from Lowell, has died, Senate President Karen Spilka informed senators early Thursday afternoon. He was 74. A longtime member of the Lowell City Council before he was elected in 2018 to the Massachusetts Senate, Kennedy had been serving this session as Senate chairman of the Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets and Senate vice chair of the Joint Committee on Higher Educatio…
Massachusetts Senator Edward Kennedy passes away at 74
BOSTON (SHNS) - Sen. Edward Kennedy, a fourth-term Democrat from Lowell, has died, Senate President Karen Spilka informed senators early Thursday afternoon. He was 74. A longtime member of the Lowell City Council before he was elected in 2018 to the Massachusetts Senate, Kennedy had been serving this session as Senate chairman of the Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets and Senate vice chair of the Joint Committee on…
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