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LOWELL —A fight broke out Friday evening during the Lowell Folk Festival and resulted in three arrests and officers using pepper spray to disperse a hostile crowd, according to police.

CHELMSFORD — Three different groups deliberated Wednesday evening on the second floor of Town Hall to debate two phrases — "Multi-family" and "55-and-over.

CHELMSFORD — Instead of using the light on your phone or putting on your reading glasses to read food menus, Commission of Disabilities Chairperson Anne Smith prefers something a little more convenient: larger fonts on menus.

LOWELL — The 2019 Lowell Folk Festival is underway and for those who want something to accompany the music in the sunshine, there's plenty to nibble on.

LOWELL — The city plans to issue a violation to Edge Merrimack River for allowing non-students to live in units zoned as student housing, Director of Development Services Eric Slagle told a City Council subcommittee Tuesday night.

NEW YORK —— For U.S. charities affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church, the past year has tested the resilience of their fundraisers and the loyalty of their donors in unprecedented fashion.

LOWELL — A 31-year-old Lowell woman died in a single-vehicle wcrash on the F.E. Everett Turnpike in Merrimack, N.

Folk Festival trains addedLOWELL — Two commuter rail trains have been added to accommodate late-night travel from this weekend's Lowell Folk Festival.

CHELMSFORD —Longtime School Committee Member Al Thomas told The Sun on Wednesday he will resign effective July 31.

LOWELL — Mill City Grows will have a new leader starting next year, the nonprofit's board of directors announced Monday.