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Infrastructure law pumps billions into fixing Mass. roads, bridges By Monica Sager The city of Lowell has more than 100 bridges, carrying tens of thousands of vehicles a day over historic canals and the mighty Merrimack River that once fueled its industrial-era factories and textile mills. But city officials and residents have long complained that the aging steel and concrete… Read more »

Lori Trahan, Dracut leaders highlight $5.2M in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding for Nashua Road DRACUT — U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan was joined by state Rep. Colleen Garry, Town Manager Ann Vandal and other Dracut officials Friday to highlight over $5.2 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding the town received to repair and rebuild Nashua Road. “The Bipartisan Infrastructure… Read more »

Electric vehicle battery manufacturer comes to Methuen By Monica Sager METHUEN — The city’s newest business is fighting for cleaner energy and a reduction in carbon emissions through its one-of-a-kind battery for vehicles. A ceremonial ribbon was cut Monday at the Factorial Inc. facility at 501 Griffin Brook Drive. It also marked the company’s 10th anniversary. Gov. Maura Healey… Read more »

Keller @ Large: Rep. Lori Trahan "not optimistic" House speaker will be named any time soon BOSTON – Massachusetts Congresswoman Lori Trahan said she is "not optimistic" that Republicans' search for a new House speaker will come to a conclusion in a timely fashion. Kevin McCarthy was ousted from his role as speaker in a historic vote, and his replacement has not yet been… Read more »

Present and future on display during celebration at Boys & Girls Club of Greater Lowell  By Aaron Curtis LOWELL — For the previous 15 years, this 5,500-square-foot blocked-off section of the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Lowell held what Executive Director Joe Hungler described as an empty “rusted out pool.” On Thursday, that formerly decayed old space was once again… Read more »

Local nonprofits reliant on federal funding brace for government shutdown By Matt Pritchard A government shutdown is looming in Washington and that has groups like the Greater Lawrence Action Council in Lawrence, Massachusetts, bracing for the worst. “The staff is worried about it and of course our clients are worried about it,” said CEO Evelyn Friedman. The nonprofit group… Read more »

Republican clown show in D.C. will bring real pain in Massachusetts By Yvonne Abraham This is going to be very bad. After last week’s Republican clown show in Washington (their words, not mine), a government shutdown is now looking inevitable. Utterly controlled by the nihilistic Trump cultists who now run his party, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has little to no chance of getting… Read more »

Mass. Democrats blast impeachment inquiry By Christian M Wade BOSTON — Members of the state’s all-Democrat congressional delegation are blasting Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s plans to conduct impeachment proceedings against Democratic President Joe Biden. On Tuesday, McCarthy announced he is directing a House committee to open an impeachment inquiry into Biden over his… Read more »

On 5th anniversary of gas disaster, lawmakers call for tough pipeline safety rules By Christian M Wade On the fifth anniversary of the Merrimack Valley gas disaster, members of the state’s congressional delegation are pressuring federal regulators to set tough new safety restrictions on natural gas pipeline projects. In a letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline… Read more »

Editorial: Federal funding critical for Westford mill development Returning vestiges of our industrial past onto the tax rolls has become a key element of a community’s development. Mass. Mills in downtown Lowell and The Mill complex at 73 Princeton St. in North Chelmsford demonstrate how to create residential and commercial uses out of structures no longer needed for their intended… Read more »