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With temperatures reaching the high 90s this weekend, heat safety awareness is a must, officials say.

Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association receives fundLOWELL — The Greater Lowell Community Foundation announced Tuesday the creation of a new agency fund to support the Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association.

WESTFORD — Water Department officials said Wednesday water service has been restored to 13 homes on Longmeadow Road that lost service Tuesday after leaks were found in an 8-inch, cast-iron water main.

LOWELL — A Lowell man arrested in relation to an alleged May 27 drug bust faces charges of possessing heroin, and possessing cocaine with the intent to distribute.

TOWNSEND —Ziad Ramadan has a bit more work to do before he gets going on building a replacement for his fire-ravaged apartment building.

The former head of the Massachusetts Environmental Police is suing the state over his termination, alleging he was fired for refusing to fix speeding tickets for high-ranking staff and disobeying orders to keep a "lid on things" regarding misconduct

BOSTON While the MBTA works through the summer to get its Red Line back to normal service levels following a derailment last month, the battered public transit system's Blue Line left commuters looking for another way to get to work when it partially shut down Wednesday morning.

LITTLETON — — Town Administrative Assistant Anthony Ansaldi is moving closer to the coast.

BOSTON It's only Tuesday and hopes are already fading for a deal this week on the overdue state budget.

DRACUT — The town of Dracut is examining work done on a Beaver Brook trail project after a resident filed a complaint detailing alleged violations and impact on protected wetlands, among other concerns.