Latest Lowell, Massachusetts Stories
FRESNO, Calif., Oct. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly 40 local organizations will come together today as Anthem Blue Cross teams with the Lowell Neighborhood Resource Center to host the Celebrate Your Children, Celebrate You community health and wellness fair at Lowell Elementary School from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. As Fresno County watches its unemployment rate rise to 14.6 percent, the need for local health and community services has never been more important. "The impact of the economy is very...
LOWELL, Mass., Sept. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- UMass Lowell, in partnership with Queen's University of Belfast and Dublin City University, will host the first U.S./Ireland Emerging Technologies Conference. The international event - Monday, Oct. 19 and Tuesday, Oct. 20 at the UMass Lowell Inn and Conference Center - will feature experts in new research in biopharmaceuticals, medical devices, nanotechnology and more. Leading companies will present on manufacturing and product...
A judge cleared New England boxer Irish Micky Ward of an assault and battery charge in a 2008 fight with his father-in-law. The Lowell (Mass.) Sun said Wednesday that District Court Judge James McGuiness made the ruling after the defense argued the 43-year-old Ward was acting in self defense when he broke 53-year-old Kevin Nolette's nose amid a shouting match at Nolette's home. What is clear is that Micky Ward does his fighting in the ring, lawyer Robert Normandin declared after Tuesday's...
The Nashua, N.H., semi-pro baseball team will play its remaining home games in New Jersey after being locked out of its stadium, Mayor Donnalee Lozeau said. Lozeau has season tickets to the American Defenders of New Hampshire but ordered the locks on the gates changed before a game scheduled for Tuesday. That game was canceled and a front-end loader was parked on home plate, WMUR-TV, Manchester, N.H., reported Wednesday. The mayor said the city is owed about $45,000 in back rent and...
National PR Campaign to Launch: New Line of European-Style Yogurts NEW YORK, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Hanna Lee Communications, Inc., a boutique PR agency specialized in food, beverage, travel and lifestyle, today announced that it was named the PR agency of record for Lowell International Foods, an Illinois-based, premium specialty food importer and producer. The one-year program includes comprehensive media relations targeting both trade and consumer media, website consulting and...
Save Money. Have Fun. Travel Often. BOSTON, April 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism (MOTT) today announces the launch of its new Spring/Summer Mass Value Pass (MVP). The Pass offers great discounts of at least 25% on over 300 Massachusetts attractions, lodging and restaurants statewide. This season's Pass can be used at many retail establishments as well. The MVP program runs from April 13 to June 30, just in time for families looking for affordable...
The team bus for the Albany River Rats professional ice hockey team crashed Thursday in Massachusetts, leaving three people injured, state police say. Jeff Daniels, the coach of the American Hockey League team, said those injured in the accident on the Massachusetts Turnpike were players and team employees, The Albany (N.Y.) Times-Union reported. While the names and conditions of the injured team members have not been released, the injuries do not appear to be life-threatening, he said. We...
Off-season hip surgery will prevent Boston Red Sox third baseman Mike Lowell from playing for his native Puerto Rico at the World Baseball Classic in March. Lowell's right hip led to a pain-filled second half last season and Boston did not put him on its postseason roster. Lowell, 34, underwent surgery on Oct. 20, the day after Boston was beaten by the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series. Despite perceived limitations, he was included on Puerto Rico's...
A new study of scald burn injuries shows that microwave ovens are a serious safety issue to young children.An evaluation of records from the University of Chicago Burn Center indicates that hot foods or liquids from microwave ovens are the fourth principal reason of scald injuries in children under 5 years old."Parents do need to teach their toddlers and their older children that the microwave is a potential source of danger as much as the stove is," said one of the researchers of...
By Matt Murphy, The Sun, Lowell, Mass. Aug. 5--BOSTON -- About 4,000 municipal retirees in Middlesex County will not receive the same modest boost in their pensions that the Legislature approved last week for retired teachers and state employees. With the cost of gas, food and electricity on the rise, both the Legislature and Gov. Deval Patrick have noted that retirees on fixed incomes could use the help, albeit small, to make ends meet. The plan, however, calls for only state employees...
