Last week, he released a statement in support of fellow Councilor Danny Rourke to take the gavel as Lowell’s mayor in January. Rourke cruised to an unopposed reelection victory last Tuesday.

“He did the work to get there.” After thanking his colleagues, the administration, the employees and residents of Lowell, Mayor Dan Rourke laid out his vision for the city for the two years of ...

In Rourke’s opinion, the vote was based more on seeing a strong mayor system than Lowell’s largely ceremonial mayor. Due to Lowell’s Plan E form of government, the role of a mayor is largely ...

LOWELL - There are hundreds of bridges in Massachusetts that need to be repaired or replaced. The Rourke Bridge in Lowell, for example, was supposed to be taken down decades ago. Curious about its ...

BOSTON (AP) — A refugee who survived the Khmer Rouge’s brutal rule has become the first Cambodian American mayor in the United States. Sokhary Chau, a city councilor in Lowell, was unanimously ...

Lowell Mayor Larry Simonds says he wants a public meeting Tuesday to make sure town residents understand just how “maligned and mistreated” they are by the town council. He said he is concerned over ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- The city of Lowell will seek a new mayor after former Mayor Jeff Altoft was ousted Tuesday during a recall election. Altoft lost to challenger Greg Canfield, chairman of the ...