What we are working on 9/27/2018
It's Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018. Here is some of what Sun staffers and other news providers are working on for lowellsun.com and Friday's edition.
Category Archives: Lowell, MA
Warren, Gonzalez to rally for 3rd District candidate in Lowell
With the general-election season now well underway, prominent statewide Democratic candidates will head to the Mill City on Friday to rally in support of newly named 3rd Congressional District nominee Lori Trahan. U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Democratic gubenatorial nominee Jay Gonzalez will headline the rally at the UMass Lowell Inn and Conference Center, according to a press release from the Massachusetts Democratic party.
Warren sounds alarm on opioid crisis in Lowell
That's the severity of the opioid epidemic in this country, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren stressed in Lowell Friday evening. If that plane crash was happening on a daily basis, the country would take every single action to stop it, she said.
Seeking 3rd District seat, Gifford hires senior Tsongas staffer to lead campaign
Rufus Gifford, the former U.S. ambassador to Denmark now running to succeed U.S. Rep. Niki Tsongas, has hired a longtime Tsongas staffer to manage his campaign, hoping the deep in-district experience gives him an edge in a crowded race. Ben Martello, who most recently oversaw management of Tsongas's district offices as executive director, is now serving as campaign manager for Gifford, the candidate announced in a Monday press release.
In 3rd, a majority minority campaign
Niki Tsongas was first elected in 2007, breaking a decades-long streak of male dominance in the state's congressional delegation. No woman had represented Massachusetts in the U.S. House or Senate for 25 years, since Rep. Margaret Heckler had been defeated.
Hogan hailed a hero as ‘Father’ of UML
While William Hogan's name is not displayed across a building -- partly because the former chancellor didn't want to be the center of attention and deflected credit -- he certainly laid the foundation for success across campus. Hogan, known as the "Father of UMass Lowell" -- leading the university for 25 years and working there for more than four decades until 2006 -- died last week.
Tsongas, Wofford debate Oct. 17
U.S. Rep. Niki Tsongas, D-Lowell, and her Republican challenger, Ann Wofford, will square off in a debate at 10 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 17, at the Devens Common Center. The event is co-sponsored by The Sun and its sister newspapers the Sentinel & Enterprise of Fitchburg and the Nashoba Valley Voice, as well as the Nashoba Valley Chamber of Commerce and Devens Common Center.
Calif. congressman’s political seed sown in Lowell area
U.S. Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, right, speaks with a constituent at a Pleasant Hill, Calif., Rotary Club meeting last month in California's 11th District. Courtesy photo Mark DeSaulnier calls it his Jack Kerouac experience.