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Written in Granite: Ayotte unlikely to allow Smart a pardon hearing
Nashua native Kelly Ayotte has always been tough on crime. When she took the state's corner office in January, I knew Pamela Smart wouldn't stand a chance for a pardon hearing (more on that below). In 2001, Ayotte was an assistant attorney general prosecuting the case of the murders of a Dartmouth professor couple. Chelsea, VT, classmates Robert Tulloch, 17...
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The following arrests were made recently by local police departments. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Massachusetts’ privacy law prevents police from releasing information involving domestic and sexual violence arrests with the goal to protect the alleged victims.
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Matt Stuart gem lifts Chelmsford past Wellesley in 1-0 thriller
WELLESLEY — In the very back of Chelmsford ace Matt Stuart’s mind is that each of the program’s last three state tournament runs have ended in games he started. Yet another gem from the senior Gardner-Webb University-commit on Sunday instead...
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Editorial: Surveys say public’s not plugged into EV conversion
It seems American consumers aren’t as charged up about electric vehicles as they used to be. Two polls conducted at virtually the same time frame reached the same conclusion. Interest in EV purchases among U.S. adults downshifted to its lowest...
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Editorial: Polls show that Healey’s no lock for second term
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![Students cheer and show off their diplomas as they make their way down the center aisle to their seats during the graduation ceremony for Lowell High School's Class of 2025. (Aleah Landry photo)]( "20250604_LowellHSGrad-23")
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‘Extraordinary’ Lowell High Class of 2025 graduates
LOWELL — There were speeches and vocal performances, cheering and foot stomping, and of course, decorated mortarboards and the presenting of diplomas during the Lowell High School commencement exercises at the Tsongas Center Wednesday evening. And there were laughs, including... -
![Wilmington High School's Class of 2025 celebrate their graduation with a cap toss following the conclusion of the commencement ceremony on June 1, 2025. (Aleah Landry photo)]( "low-l-WilmingtonGraduation-060125-32")
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![Students from Littleton High School's Class of 2025 walked across the stage and received their diplomas May 30, 2025 at Littleton's Alumni Field, capping off their high school careers. (Peter Currier/Lowell Sun)]( "LOW-L-LittletonGrad-053025-09")
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![Groton-Dunstable Regional High School Principal Stephen Sierpina shakes the hand of salutatorian Annabella Farley as she steps up to the podium to address her classmates during the 2025 commencement ceremony at Groton Hill Music Center on Friday. (Aleah Landry photo)]( "low-l-GrotonDunstableGrad-053025-05")
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![A performer with Mill City Circus entertains festivalgoers with an aerial silk performance at the intersection of Palmer and Middle streets during the Spring Busker Festival in downtown Lowell on Saturday, May 10, 2025. Mill City Circus offers adult circus classes at Western Avenue Studios. (Aleah Landry photo)]( "low-l-SpringBuskerFestival-051025-03")
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![The magnolia trees were blooming in Jack Kerouac Park off Bridge Street in Downtown Lowell in early May. (Melanie Gilbert/Lowell Sun)]( "LOW-L-JackKerouaark-050525-01")
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Lowell in bloom
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![Event-goers gather along the walkway by the Western Canal in Lowell to watch as paper lanterns are launched into the canal during the eighth annual Points of Light Lantern Celebration on May 3. (Aleah Landry photo)]( "low-l-PointsofLight-050325-18")
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![Angkor Dance Troupe performs at the Khmer New Year celebration in Clemente Park in Lowell on Saturday, April 18, 2025. (Aleah Landry photo)]( "low-l-KhmerNewYear-041925-18")
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![Al Chin and Dan Burns steady the liberty pole as a new cap is placed on it. (Mary Leach photo)]( "low-l-BillericaMinuteMen-041325-06")
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![Festivalgoers take a dance break during the silent disco at Derby Park during day two of Lowell's Winterfest 25th anniversary celebration on Feb. 22, 2025. (Aleah Landry photo)]( "low-l-WinterfestDay2-022225-20")
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![Billerica’s Michael Rizzuto, front, jumps to celebrate with teammate Edward Conley after scoring a goal against Walpole during Sunday’s Division 2 boys lacrosse state tournament game. Billerica won 11–6 to advance to the state semifinals. (James Thomas for the Lowell Sun)]( "MIAA D2 Boys Lacrosse State Tournament: Walpole vs Billerica")
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![Westford Academy junior Abigail Hennessy won her second Meet of Champions title Sunday. (James Thomas for the Lowell Sun)]( "Westford & Billerica Track & Field Athletes")
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![Tyngsboro High star Kiley Hogan pitched and hit the Tigers to a 3-2 win over Advanced Math and Science on Sunday in Marlboro. (James Thomas file photo for the Lowell Sun)]( "Tyngs Hogan")
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![Bedford’s Alyx Rossi delivers a pitch to a Tewksbury batter during Sunday’s state tournament softball matchup. Rossi struck out 18 batters in Bedford’s 6-0 home victory. (James Thomas for the Lowell Sun)]( "Tewksbury-1")
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![Chelmsford’s Matt Stuart celebrates after getting the final out in a 1-0 win at Wellesley during a state quarterfinal Sunday. (Libby O’Neill/Boston Herald)]( "Baseballlo05")
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Matt Stuart gem lifts Chelmsford past Wellesley in 1-0 thriller
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Written in Granite: Ayotte unlikely to allow Smart a pardon hearing
Nashua native Kelly Ayotte has always been tough on crime. When she took the state's...
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