![LOWELL — The second surge of coronavirus infections unfolding across the country is at Lowell General Hospital, where there were 40 inpatients battling the illness as of Wednesday — almost twice as many as the average through the last two months. “We are definitely seeing an increase in hospitalizations here in Lowell,” said Amy Hoey, […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/low-l-lghprayer-1-3.jpg?w=126 "LOWELL — The second surge of coronavirus infections unfolding across the country is at Lowell General Hospital, where there were 40 inpatients battling the illness as of Wednesday — almost twice as many as the average through the last two months. “We are definitely seeing an increase in hospitalizations here in Lowell,” said Amy Hoey, […]")
As coronavirus patients nearly double, leaders say Lowell General Hospital is ready
LOWELL — The second surge of coronavirus infections unfolding across the country is at Lowell General Hospital, where there were 40 inpatients battling the illness as of Wednesday — almost...
![WESTFORD — A “school community member” at Nashoba Valley Technical High School tested positive for the coronavirus, but was not in close contact with anyone else at the school, Superintendent Denise Pigeon announced Monday in a letter to parents. “We are doing absolutely everything that we can to make sure that our students and staff […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/CoronavirusCell-1-1.jpg?w=140 "WESTFORD — A “school community member” at Nashoba Valley Technical High School tested positive for the coronavirus, but was not in close contact with anyone else at the school, Superintendent Denise Pigeon announced Monday in a letter to parents. “We are doing absolutely everything that we can to make sure that our students and staff […]")
![LOWELL — A nationwide poll conducted by the UMass Lowell Center for Public Opinion found that just over half of Americans believe that policing is not fair in the wake of racial justice protests, but 73 percent of black Americans feel that way, highlighting a large divide between how different races view race relations. “The […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/umasslowell-1.jpg?w=140 "LOWELL — A nationwide poll conducted by the UMass Lowell Center for Public Opinion found that just over half of Americans believe that policing is not fair in the wake of racial justice protests, but 73 percent of black Americans feel that way, highlighting a large divide between how different races view race relations. “The […]")
![LOWELL — Lowell firefighters working with the non-profit Coats from Ann Above are back in action, once again offering a burger and a beer to anyone who brings them a gently-used winter coat at Cobblestones restaurant on several evenings this month. Retired Firefighter Larry Finn said the group will buy a bite and a beer […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/LOW-L-lowellCoats40-1.jpg?w=127 "LOWELL — Lowell firefighters working with the non-profit Coats from Ann Above are back in action, once again offering a burger and a beer to anyone who brings them a gently-used winter coat at Cobblestones restaurant on several evenings this month. Retired Firefighter Larry Finn said the group will buy a bite and a beer […]")
![LOWELL — The Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education and a leading pediatrician from Children’s Hospital cited concerns about mental health and the achievement gap as they told Rep. Lori Trahan that in-person education is generally preferable to remote learning despite the pandemic, as long as community-level data continues to show that it can be […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/low-l-BackToSchool-1.jpg?w=140 "LOWELL — The Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education and a leading pediatrician from Children’s Hospital cited concerns about mental health and the achievement gap as they told Rep. Lori Trahan that in-person education is generally preferable to remote learning despite the pandemic, as long as community-level data continues to show that it can be […]")
![DRACUT — Two people were injured and a driver was cited as a result of a head-on crash on Mammoth Road near the Dracut Senior Center on Sunday night, according to Acting Police Chief Stephen Chaput. Chaput said emergency crews were called to the area of 971 Mammoth Road about 8:30 p.m., and arrived on […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/LOW-L-DracutCrash-4-1.jpg?w=117 "DRACUT — Two people were injured and a driver was cited as a result of a head-on crash on Mammoth Road near the Dracut Senior Center on Sunday night, according to Acting Police Chief Stephen Chaput. Chaput said emergency crews were called to the area of 971 Mammoth Road about 8:30 p.m., and arrived on […]")
![LOWELL – U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan told seven of her fellow Bay State congressmen that her office has been contacted over 5,000 times by 3rd District constituents with concerns about the U.S. Postal Service, including veterans and senior citizens who get their prescriptions through the mail and fear any delays in service. But, Trahan said, […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/low-l-Postal1-1.jpg?w=101 "LOWELL – U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan told seven of her fellow Bay State congressmen that her office has been contacted over 5,000 times by 3rd District constituents with concerns about the U.S. Postal Service, including veterans and senior citizens who get their prescriptions through the mail and fear any delays in service. But, Trahan said, […]")
![LOWELL — U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III, who is in a tighter than expected race against incumbent U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, got even more specific, and perhaps a little more sharp-tongued than in previous Sun interviews, when pressed on what sets him apart from a respected incumbent who agrees with him on many of the […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/low-l-kennedy2-1.jpg?w=131 "LOWELL — U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III, who is in a tighter than expected race against incumbent U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, got even more specific, and perhaps a little more sharp-tongued than in previous Sun interviews, when pressed on what sets him apart from a respected incumbent who agrees with him on many of the […]")
![LOWELL — A program aimed at helping first generation college students at UMass Lowell — where roughly 41 percent of students are exactly that — was singled out as a national leader by anorganization that seeks to support such programs. The university’s River Hawk Scholars Academy was named a “First-gen Forward Advisory Institution” by the […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/low-l-firstGeneration-1.jpg?w=140 "LOWELL — A program aimed at helping first generation college students at UMass Lowell — where roughly 41 percent of students are exactly that — was singled out as a national leader by anorganization that seeks to support such programs. The university’s River Hawk Scholars Academy was named a “First-gen Forward Advisory Institution” by the […]")