It’s Wednesday, Dec. 10. Here is some of what Sun staffers and other news providers are working on for lowellsun and Thursday’s print edition. • Inspired by iconic images of a pushing his handicapped son through road races and triathlons, Tyngsboro teacher and resident Beth Craig is doing the same the same, only with her mother. Amelia Pak-Harvey, apak-harvey@lowellsun, has this heartwarming story. • Walden Pond, the simple, serene place that inspired Henry David Thoreaus work, is going solar. Officials are building a new visitors center featuring a solar canopy and two electric vehicle charging stations. The Associated Press is reporting this story. • Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development Rachel Kaprielian is in Lowell today to announcemore than $12.2 million in grants to help train health care providers and reduce health care costs, part of the Health Care Cost Containment Act. Pak-Harvey is also reporting this story. • The town of Billerica will be forced to cut $1.6 million after Selectmen Chairman Mike Rosa fought against the raising and appropriation of $1.6 million into debt stabilization. Reporter Kyle Clauss has this story. • And at Devens, the Devens Enterprise Commission will hear a presentation tonight by Dr. Michael Krupa on construction of a 100-bed hospital to serve people with mental illness. According to a source close to Dr. Krupa, the hospital would be build on Patton Road not far from Red Tail Golf Club. The need for such a facility is considered great due to the closing of mental health treatment centers throughout the state, including the one located at Burbank Hospital in Fitchburg. Follow The Sun on facebook/lowellsun; on our mobile app; or on lowellsun. We welcome your suggestions, comments and contributions to staff members via their email addresses, or to Editor Jim Campanini (@suneditor) or jcampanini@lowellsun.
Posted on: Wed, 10 Dec 2014 16:17:08 +0000
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