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Lowell fiscal 2013 school budget has room for new teachersLowell -- After several years of deep budget cuts and lengthy hearings punctuated by passionate speeches urging School Committee members not to slash the Latin program or eliminate librarians, the rebuilding is beginning. — The Lowell Sun Thursday, May 17, 2012 6:40 AM Motion denied to dismiss city inspector's caseWoburn -- Despite questioning whether a prosecutor proved his case against David St. Hilaire, a Superior Court judge on Wednesday kept alive the larceny case involving a suspended Lowell building inspector. — The Lowell Sun Thursday, May 17, 2012 6:40 AM Council eyes constituent roomLowell -- The City Council voted 5-4 Tuesday night to approve Marty Lorrey's motion requesting that City Manager Bernie Lynch locate a room for city councilors to use for meetings with constituents. — The Lowell Sun Thursday, May 17, 2012 6:39 AM Reading's Rachel McCarthy of UMass/Lowell fame joins USA Field Hockey Training CenterUMass/Lowell sophomore Rachel McCarthy of Reading has been selected to join USA Field Hockey’s New England High Performance Training Center. McCarthy is one of the first Division 2 players to be named to one of USA’s High Performance Training Centers. — Wicked Local Reading Wilmington High boys hockey beats Winthrop, advances to Sunday's state championship gameThe Wilmington High boys hockey team skated to a 4-2 victory over Winthrop tonight at the Tsongas Arena in Lowell, advancing the WIldcats to Sunday's Div. 2 state championship game against Franklin at the TD Garden in Boston. — Wicked Local Bedford Lowell's summer recreation program looks to expandLowell -- Young people in the city could have many more options for recreational fun this summer than in recent years. — The Lowell Sun Thursday, May 17, 2012 12:38 AM Dighton Board of Selectmen releases schedule for bridge constructionThe Dighton Board of Selectmen announced the latest construction schedule for the Berkley-Dighton Bridge at Wednesday’s meeting. Previously, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation awarded the construction bid to S&R Corporation out of Lowell, and construction is set to start after July 1, beginning with the destruction of timbers, pilings and substructures of the old bridge — expected to be completed by the end of 2012. — Wicked Local Dighton Suspect tried to rob man in YMCA parking lot in LowellLowell -- A man walked to his car in the parking lot at the YMCA in Lowell Wednesday just before noon, saw a reflection in his window, and turned around to find himself staring down the barrel of a gun. — The Lowell Sun Thursday, May 17, 2012 12:29 AM Lowell High students take vow to end domestic violenceLowell -- Police Superintendent Kenneth Lavallee described a scene that he has witnessed several times when responding to calls of domestic violence in 30 years as a police officer to a group of more than 200 young men at Lowell High School on — The Lowell Sun Thursday, May 17, 2012 12:22 AM Worker pinned by tree in DracutDracut, Mass. -- Rescuers rushed to help a man who was pinned between a tree and a building Thursday morning. — 7 News - WHDH Thursday, May 17, 2012 10:56 AM New Berkley-Dighton Bridge construction set to start in JulyA new Berkley-Dighton Bridge is on its way. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) recently awarded a construction bid to S&R Corporation based out of Lowell for around $12.5 million. — Wicked Local Berkley Worker Hurt In Tree Removal Accident In DracutA man was hit in the head by a falling tree in Dracut Thursday morning. — CBS Boston Thursday, May 17, 2012 1:42 PM More News
