State Senator Ed Kennedy joined with U.S. Representative Lori Trahan and Lowell Mayor Sokhary Chou in welcoming delegates from across the Commonwealth to Lowell for the 2023 Democratic State Convention on Saturday, September 23.

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State Senator Ed Kennedy joined Middlesex Community College President Phil Sisson, Middlesex Community College Board of Trustees Chairman Jim Campbell, State Representative Vanna Howard, State Representative Rodney Elliott and others on a tour of the UMass-Lowell Inn & Conference Center on Friday, September 22. The tour included the hotel space…

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On Friday, September 15, the Lowell Justice Center was formally dedicated to former Judge and State Representative Cornelius F. Kiernan.    Judge Cornelius F. Kiernan was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, on August 15, 1917. He was one of seven children born to William R. Kiernan and Anna G. Doyle. His…

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State Senator Ed Kennedy was invited to the ribbon cutting ceremony for the 20,000 square feet of new warehouse/distribution space that Catie’s Closet now occupies at 28 Loon Hill Road in Dracut on Friday, September 15. Catie’s Closet now serves 115 schools and 75,000 students daily across Massachusetts & New…

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State Senator Ed Kennedy and most of the Lowell delegation to the state house were at the John Nesmith House on Wednesday, September 13 for a reception to welcome Maria Gariepy as the new Executive Director of the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Middlesex Community College.

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State Senator Ed Kennedy was happy to be invited to the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the Tyngsboro Middle School on Norris Road. The school construction project has a construction budget of almost $90 million dollars and construction of the new Middle School is scheduled to be completed in…

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State Senator Ed Kennedy was happy to have UMass-Lowell Chancellor Julie Chen as a guest on his television show Beacon Hill Buzz. During the 29-minute interview Chancellor Chen spoke about several initiatives that are underway at the university. Some of the topics included co-op and paid internship opportunities for students,…

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State Senator Ed Kennedy was at the Southeast Asian Water Festival in Lowell on Saturday, August 19. The Lowell Southeast Asian Water Festival, Inc. is dedicated to the preservation, protection and sharing of cultural heritages of the Southeast Asian Americans in the Greater Lowell area of Massachusetts. In 1997, the first…

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State Senator Ed Kennedy was very happy to join Governor Maura Healey and Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll at the Transportation Bond Bill signing ceremony in Lowell on Friday, August 4. The $375 million dollar transportation bond bill consists of $200 million for the Commonwealth’s Chapter 90 Program, $150 million for…

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State Senator Ed Kennedy was invited to participate in the ribbon cutting ceremony to open Emma’s House, a residential program for women. Emma’s House will join Megan’s House in Lowell and Erin’s House in Dracut as the third residential program for women operated by Megan House Foundation. Named after an…

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