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Trahan Requests EPA Change CSO Grant Guidelines for Merrimack River By: Bill Kirk Members of Congress from Massachusetts and New Hampshire joined forces Thursday to write a letter to the EPA seeking more money to clean up the Merrimack River. Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Lowell, was joined by Congressman Seth Moulton, D-Salem, and New Hampshire Congressman Chris Pappas,… Read more »

LRTA restores full bus service in attempt to return to ‘near normal’ By: Stefan Geller Five months after the Lowell Regional Transit Authority cut back its regular service in order to protect bus drivers and passengers from the coronavirus, the LRTA restored full bus service on Monday in what one official said is an effort to return to a “near normal.” “It’s going to take… Read more »

ANC of Merrimack Valley Connects with Congresswoman Lori Trahan During August Recess By: ANCA-Eastern Region  Representatives from the Armenian National Committee (ANC) of Merrimack Valley (Massachusetts) met virtually via Zoom with Representative Lori Trahan (3rd-MA) and staff member Jose Villalvazo on August 25, 2020, to discuss the legislative priorities of concern for the… Read more »

Massachusetts Congressional delegation calls for independent investigation into death of Sgt. Elder Fernandes, whose body was found miles from Fort Hood By: Michelle Williams Members of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation joined together this week in calling for an independent investigation into the death of soldier from Massachusetts. In a letter to Acting Inspector General… Read more »

'We stand on their shoulders': Marlborough marks 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage with celebration Jeff Malachowski The names Susan B. Anthony, Sojourner Truth and Elizabeth Cady Stanton are synonymous with the women’s rights movement. Countless others, including Marlborough’s Crystal Eastman, tirelessly fought for women’s suffrage and equal rights. Eastman was born at the corner… Read more »

Heavy rain causes release of more sewage into Merrimack River By: Allison Corneau  It happened again. Heavy rains last weekend caused sewage to discharge into the Merrimack River, with treatment plants in Haverhill and Greater Lawrence reporting releases. The incidents are the latest in a series of such discharges. The problem has caused federal officials to order communities… Read more »

Our frontline heroes deserve better  By: Congresswoman Lori Trahan and Dr. David A. Rosman  The United States was caught off-guard by the coronavirus. Our nation’s disjointed pandemic response protocols put health care workers at risk and, as a result, failed patients by jeopardizing their health. Since the onset of the pandemic, our nation’s frontline health care workers… Read more »

Raising awareness by lowering the flag  By: Editorial  U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan, who previously reached across the aisle in an effort to save the Lowell Spinners minor league baseball team, has mounted another campaign to underscore the terrible toll the scourge of substance abuse has taken on this country. This time the Westford Democrat is co-leading a bipartisan effort to… Read more »

Trahan, bipartisan coalition urge Trump to lower flags in honor of overdose victims  By: Alana Melanson LOWELL — U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan is co-leading a bipartisan effort to have American flags lowered to half-staff in honor of International Overdose Awareness Day. The Westford Democrat and U.S. Rep. John Joyce, a Pennsylvania Republican, authored a letter — which 37 of their… Read more »

Museums find their footing post-outbreak  By: Jon Winkler  Earlier this month, the Concord Museum announced its reopening to the public in a big way. The museum welcomed U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan and state Rep. Tami Gouveia on Aug. 5 to tour the “Beyond Midnight: Paul Revere and His Ride” exhibit. It was also a moment of appreciation after the museum received a $400,000 federal… Read more »