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LOWELL — Joel Boyd won't start his new job as the next superintendent of Lowell Public Schools until July 1.

LOWELL — A Lowell man who stole approximately $15,000 during an armed robbery of a bank in Bristol County last year was sentenced to nearly 16 years in prison on Wednesday, authorities say.

WILMINGTON — A Methuen man was hospitalized with a minor head injury when a block of wood crashed through the front driver-side windshield of his car as he drove down Interstate 93 Wednesday morning, authorities say.

LOWELL — "Ready, and action!" crew members shouted intermittently. Somewhere inside the George A.

LOWELL — "Ready, and action!" crew members shouted intermittently. Somewhere inside the George A. Ayotte Parking Facility, the camera rolled on Chris Evans.

WILMINGTON — Billerica resident Catherine Donnelly didn't expect to come across a photo from her aunt's wedding day in the 1950s while scrolling through her cell phone.

LOWELL —A traffic stop in the Lower Highlands neighborhood led to the discovery of three illegal handguns and a trio of arrests early Tuesday morning, authorities say.

Health fair at Bedford VA
BEDFORD — In honor of women veterans, the Bedford VA Medical Center will host the 2nd annual Women Veterans Health Fair on Saturday, June 22, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, 200 Springs Road.

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BILLERICA — "Cause I'm leavin' on a jet plane, don't know when I'll be back again," Peter, Paul and Mary sing over the school's loudspeakers.