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LOWELL -- An IBM executive who oversees emerging technology partnerships for the multi-billion-dollar company and a business marketing strategist who launched her career in Lowell will anchor the 2019 UMass Lowell Women's Leadership Conference.

CHELMSFORD -- The School Nutrition Association has named Chelmsford High School cafeteria employee Leah Perry as its Northeast Region Employee of the Year.

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WOBURN -- The owner of the Lynnway Auto Auction in Billerica, accused of allowing an unlicensed driver to operate a vehicle involved in a fatal wreck during a May 2017 auction, will be arraigned in Middlesex Superior Court in Woburn on Thursday.

LOWELL -- Lowell House was selected from among 29 applicants around the state to be awarded funding for one of eight new peer recovery support centers.

By Colin A. Young
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE
BOSTON -- The Senate on Wednesday delayed for a month the debate it had planned for Thursday over legislation prohibiting handheld cellphone use while driving, a decision that will give senators a

SHIRLEY -- With would-be marijuana retailers who want to do business in town literally lining up at the door and having heard three pot shop pitches so far, the selectmen decided Monday night to take a proactive, rather than reactive, track, voting

BOSTON -- Senate budget writers are looking to compel the University of Massachusetts to hold the line on student costs for the coming academic year but, in a move UMass officials blasted as

LOWELL -- A former Dracut nurse pleaded guilty to stealing morphine intended for elderly hospice patients, including taking the pain-killing drug from a pair of patients at a Lowell nursing home in 2016, authorities say.

CHELMSFORD -- Could you imagine one day suddenly being unable to enjoy bacon, lamb chops or steak?
Not only that, but even being in the same room could make you incredibly ill.