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Beacon Hill Roll Call: Senate unanimous in of childcare funding

THE HOUSE AND SENATE: Beacon Hill Roll Call records local senators' votes on the only roll call from the week of May 26-30. There were no roll calls in the House last week. $189.6 MILLION FOR CHILDCARE (S 2521) — Senate 39-0, approved, House approved on a voice vote without a roll call, and Gov. Maura Healey signed into law a...

The Labor and Workforce Development Committee held a hearing on legislation that would create a voluntary 4-day work week pilot program in the Bay State. (Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald file)

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The Labor and Workforce Development Committee held a hearing on legislation that would create a voluntary 4-day work week pilot program in the Bay State. (Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald file)

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Public input to Markley data center expansion

Lowell City Councilor Kim Scott, center, with Market Basket CEO Arthur T. Demoulas, right, and a store manager at the Stadium Plaza store in Tewksbury on Jan. 26, 2025. (Courtesy Kim Scott)

The Column: What year is it again?

Senior track standouts, from left, Jack Graffeo (Westford Academy), Nyrah Joseph (Billerica) and Ryan Kyle (Westford) are three of the state's top athletes. They have left giant legacies - as has Westford Academy senior Kassidy Carmichael, a high-scoring lacrosse star. (James Thomas for the Lowell Sun)

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The Fantastic Four: Graffeo, Carmichael, Kyle and Joseph leave lasting legacies

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)

Turning the tassel: Groton-Dunstable’s Class of 2025 graduates

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Meet Officer Ruby: The newest (and furriest) member of the Townsend Police Department

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Billerica Select Board in flux as majority votes to name new chair

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Tight-knit Westford Academy team blasts Haverhill, advances in tournament

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‘A light that shined so bright’: Loved ones mourn young Pepperell mother

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Reports of gunfire in Lowell lead to arrest of Tyngsboro man

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Dracut Town Meeting to take up MBTA Communities multifamily zoning again

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Driver crashes into parked car, then slams into building in Lowell’s Highlands neighborhood

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Crime and Public Safety

Sign at Lowell Police headquarters at JFK Plaza. (Julia Malakie/Lowell Sun)

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Arrest log

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.

Sports

Emily Wang of Westford Academy charges the net during a girls tennis state tournament win over Framingham. (James Thomas for the Lowell Sun)

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Sunday’s high school roundup: Billerica girls capture Division 3 outdoor track title

The Billerica High girls outdoor track team continued to add to the school's trophy collection Sunday by winning the Division 3 state championship in runaway fashion in Westfield. The Indians collected 92 points and finished a staggering 48 points ahead...

Editorials

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Editorial: Guards say DOC suit settlement doesn’t fit their safety issues

Just a coincidence, or did one decision taken by the Department of Correction have anything to do with the other? At the same time the DOC announced the lowering of the minimum age to become an officer from 21 to...