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LOWELL — SiFi Networks is coming with big promises.
Its proposal to lay miles of fiber down every road in Lowell could mean significant changes for the city's average internet user — and at no cost to the city of Lowell.

WINCHESTER — Winchester High boys lacrosse coach John Pirani acknowledged that entering Friday his team didn't have a lot of familiarity with Billerica, aside from the fact that the Indians are a perennially strong program
"Billerica is not a

CHELMSFORD — Finding that it does not have a cohesive communications strategy for the district, the School Department will hire a communications and media director to craft one.

LOWELL — As part of a 9-month pilot program, the Lowell Regional Transit Authority is rolling out a new Sunday schedule.

TYNGSBORO —The Upper Flint Pond Dam is in very bad condition and in need of replacement. But in order to do that, MassWildlife officials say they need to use a small chunk — an easement — of former Selectman Corliss Lambert's

LOWELL — A federal judge approved a settlement agreement on the voting rights lawsuit Thursday, finalizing a plan forward after months of negotiations.

The complaints surrounding Lowell Public Schools are listed on pages 58-64 of the lawsuit. Below are some of the grievances as it pertains to the district:
• Due to inadequate school funding, the city has cut critical services, courses, staff

SHIRLEY —With another school year drawing to a close, students at every grade level at the Lura A.

Strawberry Festival on June 22DUNSTABLE — The 47th annual Strawberry Festival will be held on Saturday, June 22, from 10 a.

NASHUA — A 37-year-old Pepperell man was arrested for allegedly driving north to have sex with a person he believed to be underage.