Angkor Dance Troupe and Free Soil Arts Collective selected for statewide initiative supporting community-rooted artsLOWELL — Free Soil Arts Collective and Angkor Dance Troupe have been selected to participate in the Powering Cultural Futures initiative led by the Barr Foundation and the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts.

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LOWELL — Following an alleged knife assault that resulted in the arrest of a Lowell High School student last week and the subsequent community uproar, the City Council is looking to school leadership for more information about school safety.The council on Tuesday approved a motion by Councilor Rodney Elliott requesting Superintendent of Schools Joel Boyd provide a report on measures to ensure safety in all the schools.

Lowell City Council supports motion on school safety

Boys SoccerInnovation 3, Tyngsboro 0Yaw Onsei-Bonsu buried a pair of goals, as the Innovation Academy boys soccer team topped Tyngsboro, 3-0.Carlo Guila added the insurance goal for the Hawks. The team also got strong play by Shivam Bhagat, Pratham Patel and Matteo Savi in goal.

Scoreboard: Onsei-Bonsu scores two as Innovation tops Tyngsboro

LOWELL — UMass Lowell faculty are pooling their expertise to train young engineers, scientists and policymakers how to protect threatened water resources.

UMass Lowell to train students how to protect water resources

Owen Busser and Emily Blatt had no problem making waves for Bentley University over the weekend.It was a clean sweep of the Northeast-10 Conference weekly awards for the Bentley University men’s swimming and diving team following a 219-77 road win over Wheaton College, Saturday.A Chelmsford native and Bentley senior, Busser was the choice for conference Diver of the Week.

Off-Campus: Busser, Bratt make waves at Bentley opener

Ryan Conley rushed for a pair of touchdowns, as the Lowell Junior High Football team defeated Haverhill, 44-8, Oct. 24With the win, the 7-8th grade Raiders improved its record to 6-1.Quarterback Seth Ly got the offense in motion rushing for a touchdown, while throwing another to Noah Florence. Shaun Hines also added plenty of hustle brewaking through for another TD.

Lowell Junior High Football tops Haverhill

The parallels couldn’t be more striking – or tragic.Two boys, both 5, living with a mother and her boyfriend, found dead weeks after being declared missing by a state agency overseeing their care. That’s the heartbreaking stories of Fitchburg’s Jeremiah Oliver and Elijah “Eli” Lewis of Manchester, N.H., whose remains found in a wooded area of Abington were positively identified Sunday.

Editorial: Seeking justice, for both Elijah and Jeremiah

What should we jettison from President Biden’s proposed “Build Back Better” plan?Democrats, who want a lot, have to negotiate with Republicans, who want almost nothing, as well as with putative Democratic Sens. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona and Joe Manchin of West Virginia, who want something in between.This is challenging. Polls indicate that most Americans want and need most of what is in the plan.

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