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Senator Donoghue & Lowell Senior Center Host Senior Forum
SEPTEMBER 27, 2011
Senator Eileen Donoghue will be hosting a senior forumon Friday, September 30th from 9:30 a.m. to 11a.m at the Lowell Senior Center.All senior citizens are welcome to come, have a cup of coffee, and discuss any ongoing concernsthey may have. The goal of the forum is to encourage an open dialogue...
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Senator Donoghue, Representative Nangle & Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone Hold Briefing on Dangerous Weapons
MAY 10, 2012
Senator Eileen Donoghue, Representative David Nangle, and DistrictAttorney Gerry Leone will be holding an informational briefing on Dangerous Weapons onTuesday, May 10th at 10 a.m. in Room 222.The briefing will feature information relating to SB 761/ HB 1349, An Act Relative toDangerous Weapons...
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Senator Donoghue Announces Public Safety Grant Awarded to Lowell Police Department
SEPTEMBER 26, 2011
Senator Eileen M. Donoghue (D- First Middlesex) is proud to announcethat the Lowell Police Department has been awarded $212, 774.07 through a competitive grantprogram from the Executive Office of Public Safety.“I want to thank Governor Patrick and Secretary Heffernan for making public safety a...
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Patrick-Murray Administration, Senator Donoghue, Representative Murphy Announce Funding For the Paige Apartments
MAY 09, 2012
(BOSTON, MA) – Wednesday, May 9, 2012 -- The Patrick-Murray Administration todayannounced $900,000 for the Paige Apartments in Lowell. The project is part of a $105 millionstatewide investment that will build or preserve 2,196 housing units and create an estimated3,000 construction jobs across...
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Senator Donoghue & City Manager Lynch Proud to Announce Donation To Merrimack Valley Food Bank
APRIL 24, 2012
Senator Eileen M. Donoghue & City Manager Bernie Lynch are proud toannounce that this year’s St. Patrick’s Day breakfast raised close to $5,000 for the MerrimackValley Food Bank. On Friday, April 27th at 10:30 a.m., Senator Donoghue and City ManagerLynch will hold a press conference in the...
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Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development Hold Their Third Listening Tour in Lowell
SEPTEMBER 09, 2011
Senator Eileen Donoghue (D-Lowell) and Representative Sarah Peake (D-Provincetown), chairsof the Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development, will be holding their third listening tour inLowell on Monday, September 12th. The committee held the first stop on the tour in Provincetown...
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Lowell Delegation Holds Press Conference Regarding Recent Lowell Grants
FEBRUARY 22, 2012
(BOSTON, MA) – Senator Eileen Donoghue and Representatives Kevin Murphy, Tom Golden,and David Nangle held a press conference today with City Manager Bernie Lynch and PoliceChief Ken Lavallee to recognize several recent grants awarded to the City.In January, the City of Lowell was awarded...
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Senator Donoghue Announces Grant to Hire More Police
OCTOBER 02, 2011
Lowell police plan to hire four or five new officers who could hit the streets within two or three months, thanks to a $212,774 grant from the Executive Office of Public Safety that aims to help cities with low police spending. Senator Eileen Donoghue announced the grant and thanked Secretary...
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Lowell Sun Praises Senator Donoghue's First Year in Office
JUNE 01, 2011
From the Lowell Sun editorial "A Solid Start", published June 1, 2011
Eileen Donoghue might be a freshman legislator, but the Lowell Democrat has proved that shecan find her way around the Statehouse when it counts.The first-term state senator picked up where Steve Panagiotakos left off,...
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Lowell St. Pat's Day Breakfast Hosted by Senator Donoghue
MARCH 17, 2012
The Lowell St. Patrick's Day Breakfast was co-hosted by state Sen. Eileen Donoghue and City Manager Bernie Lynch at the UMass Lowell Inn and Conference Center this weekend. The event was the first time U.S. Senator Scott Brown and his Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren shared a stage. ...
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Senator Donoghue Vows to Protect Enterainment Venues from Casino Competition
SEPTEMBER 13, 2011
With the state Legislature set to begin debate this week on a bill to license three resort-style casinos and one slots parlor, advocates for theaters and auditoriums are warning that the introduction of casinos into the Bay State will make it much more difficult for venues to attract...
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Senator Takes Part in Texting and Driving Presentation
DECEMBER 12, 2011
Senator Donoghue took part in a presentation at Nashoba Valley Technical High School in Westford to discourage high school students from texting and driving.
The Senator voted on a ban on texting and driving earlier this year.
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Senator Donoghue Looks Back on 30 Years of revitalization in Lowell
APRIL 12, 2012
Yesterday, city and cultural leaders from many of the state's 24 Gateway Cities, including Lowell, gathered at the UMass Lowell Inn and Conference Center to discuss "Creative Placemaking," using arts and culture as catalysts for economic development and community revitalization.
"Gateway...
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Funds for Anti-Gang Program Secured for Lowell
FEBRUARY 29, 2012
The city will receive $450,000 this year to combat gang violence in the community thanks to an ammendment to the 2012 state budget by Senator Donoghue. In the fight over the 2012 budget, Donoghue was a strong advocate for the state's Shannon Grant program to reduce gang violence in...
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Senator Donoghue Helps Lowell Community Bank Get State Loan
JANUARY 14, 2012
Lowell Five Cent Savings Bank became the first bank headquartered in Lowell to join state Treasurer Steve Grossman's program to lend millions of dollars in state funds to community banks. The treasurer made the announcement after a meeting in Lowell with local bankers set up by state Senator...
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Senator Donoghue Pens Op-Ed in Support of Municipal Health-Care Reform
JULY 18, 2011
After a long and arduous process, the Massachusetts Legislature and Gov. Deval Patrick have come to an agreement and put in place municipal health-care reform. This reform was not an overnight process, and was the direct result of an open and honest debate.
Municipal health-care reform was...
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Senator Donoghue Fights for Funding for Cultural Organization of Lowell
MAY 10, 2012
At the Cultural Organization of Lowell's annual breakfast on Wednesday, Senator Donoghue pledged to fight for maintaining funding of the state's Cultural Council in the upcoming budget. "I will be advocating to keep that funding. We are still in tough times but this is really important," said...
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Eileen endorsed by the Lowell Sun
OCTOBER 27, 2010
STATE SENATE
The Lowell Sun
First Middlesex (Lowell, Dunstable, Groton, Pepperell, Tyngsboro, Westford): Eileen Donoghue brings a fresh perspective to state politics that is sorely needed on Beacon Hill. She's got a solid grasp of the key issues impacting working families and young...
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Eileen Endorsed by the Boston Herald
OCTOBER 25, 2010
By Boston Herald Editorial StaffMonday, October 25, 2010
Just two-thirds of the 40 Senate seats are contested, a bit of a shock in this year of unrest. But eight open seats and some credible challengers to incumbents mean there will be new voices in the upper chamber...
In the First...
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Eileen Donoghue Announces Endorsements from NEPBA, SEIU/NAGE 5000, AFSCME Local 1705, other groups
SEPTEMBER 02, 2010
Lowell, MA – Eileen Donoghue, a candidate for State Senate in the 1st Middlesex district, announced a variety of endorsements today from major groups throughout the district. Over the past few weeks, Donoghue has been endorsed by the following groups: · New England Police...
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