Grant Welker
The Lowell Sun
Lowell, MA, United States
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A nation's horror, and strength
Cambodia has never exactly gotten the attention commensurate with a years-long, countrywide killing spree that left an nearly two million dead. → Read More
In interview, Cambodian Lt. General says he is puzzled by protests in Long Beach, Lowell
LOWELL, MASS. >> Hun Manet, a lieutenant general in the Cambodian military, said this weekend he was “puzzled” by opposition to his visit to this country, but portrayed the criticism as coming from a vocal minority who closed thems → Read More
Man shot in Lowell home invasion
LOWELL -- A man was shot in the chest following a home invasion in the Back Central neighborhood Saturday night shortly after 8 p. → Read More
Residents out safe in Chelmsford house fire
CHELMSFORD -- Fire damaged a single-family home off Smith Street late Saturday afternoon but led to no injuries. → Read More
Sun's Woman of the Year grew up 'serving the underserved'
LOWELL -- As a child in the South, Dorcas Grigg-Saito saw through her father -- a pastor and civil-rights activist -- the importance of embracing people no matter their race or background. → Read More
City pushes for detail money
LOWELL -- In the past six weeks, the city has cut down by half the amount of overdue bills for public-safety details. → Read More
UML IDs student found dead on campus
LOWELL -- The UMass Lowell student found dead in Ball Hall last weekend was senior mechanical engineering student Mario Barrera of Methuen. → Read More
Lowell police to add two new positions
LOWELL -- City police are in line to add a victim advocate and crime analyst, two new positions focusing on domestic violence. → Read More
Lowell mayor says Varnum Ave 'trailer' should be removed
LOWELL -- What kind of structure constitutes a home? A structure in question on Varnum Avenue is either a trailer or a home, one or the other. → Read More
State grants to benefit public safety in Lowell
LOWELL -- The city will be able to start prescription-drug education at Lowell High School and hire three additional police officers, thanks to two state grants, officials announced Monday. → Read More
Prince site gets royal makeover
LOWELL - The transformation began last fall. The long-underutilized Prince pasta factory suddenly came to life, with more than 100 construction workers a day at the site. → Read More
Big plans for Market St. building
LOWELL -- A brick building on Market Street that once housed a furniture store but has been a vacant eyesore in recent years has been approved for nine residential units and a first-floor commercial space. → Read More
Lowell's Cambodian 'community has lost a great leader' in Bunrith Lach
LOWELL -- Pailin City restaurant has always been a central piece of Lowell's Cambodian community, hosting countless fundraisers, political gatherings and other events. → Read More
Hearing set on ban of replica handguns
LOWELL -- Replica handguns may soon be banned in the city as a way to help police officers avoid situations in which they may not be able to distinguish a real gun from a fake. → Read More
Lowell cops to control traffic lights at bridges
LOWELL -- Police officers will soon begin manually adjusting traffic lights at intersections off the O'Donnell and Rourke bridges in an attempt to ease gridlock at certain times of day, part of a broader plan to improve traffic throughout the city. → Read More
'Today' co-hosts take stage at Celebrity Forum
LOWELL -- The co-hosts of the fourth hour of the "Today" show, Kathy Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb, will be the latest Middlesex Community College celebrity speakers when they visit Lowell in June. → Read More
City gun policy in place, despite protests
LOWELL -- A new firearms policy will go into place despite a final plea from gun-rights advocates Tuesday for looser restrictions. → Read More
Lowell housing plan in limbo after city reduces ZBA approval
LOWELL -- From the start, a Zoning Board of Appeals approval in November of a controversial Varnum Avenue development was flagged as needing a second look. → Read More
Going small when snow falls
LOWELL - Last year's snowiest winter on record showed more than ever the challenges in having a city crisscrossed by so many narrow streets. Combine narrow lanes, parking spaces and many feet of snow → Read More
Burlington's growing restaurant scene orders up shuttles to draw employees
BURLINGTON -- New restaurants are popping up in town in what seem to be ever-trendier spaces, places like Del Frisco's Grille, The Bancroft, Redstone and Paul. → Read More