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Today’s edition · Mon., Nov. 2

Local football playoff pairings are out, and Lowell OKs $1.5M for firefighters

Plus, the City Council funds 14 more firefighters and UMass Lowell basketball tips off tonight.

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Seven local football teams know their first playoff opponents

Seven local teams open the playoffs against these opponents

TeamSeedFirst-round opponent
BillericaNo. 3, Div. 2No. 14 Woburn
ChelmsfordNo. 4, Div. 2No. 13 Algonquin Regional
Westford AcademyNo. 7, Div. 2No. 10 Quincy
TewksburyNo. 2, Div. 4No. 15 Wakefield
Shawsheen TechNo. 1, Div. 5No. 16 Oakmont Regional
TyngsboroNo. 2, Div. 7West Bridgewater
Nashoba TechNo. 3, Div. 8No. 14 Springfield International Charter

Source: Lowell Sun

If you follow local football, circle Friday. The released its playoff pairings Sunday, and seven teams in the Lowell Sun's coverage area drew postseason games: Billerica, Chelmsford, Westford Academy, Tewksbury, Shawsheen Tech, Tyngsboro and Nashoba Tech.

The Boston Herald lists the seeds and first-round matchups for Division 1 and beyond. Shawsheen Tech is looking to three-peat as Division 5's top seed. Want the whole picture? The Globe has seeds and brackets for Divisions 1-8, and the Cape Cod Times lists seeds for several divisions.

  • Westford Academy hosts Quincy Friday at 6:30 p.m.
  • Early rounds: games are at the higher seed's home site
  • Times and dates for some games weren't set Sunday

3local teams in the playoffs

They span Divisions 2, 4, 5, 7 and 8.

Source: Boston Herald

High School Sports

North Andover beat Lowell in the final seconds and earned a Division 2 playoff spot

North Andover is in, and Lowell was on the other side of it. The Knights rallied past Lowell and scored the winning touchdown with 16 seconds left. Free safety Will Gray stopped Josh Amankwaah on a 2-point try that proved the difference.

26-21Lowell's lead late in the third quarter

North Andover came back to win on a drive that ended with a touchdown plunge from the 1.

Source: The Boston Globe

  • North Andover: 5-3, seeded ninth, opens at Bishop Feehan
  • First winning-record playoff trip since 2019
  • Division 1 swimming champion: Chelmsford
  • MVC Division 2 swimming champion: Billerica

Getting in was tight. Twelve teams in contention needed a Week 8 win to reach the three-win minimum, and only three got one. "You don't have to be the prettiest at the dance, but we still got invited," Cerullo said. In the pool, Chelmsford won the MVC Division 1 swimming title, and Billerica won Division 2.

Only 3 of 12 teams that needed a Week 8 win got one

3 of 12

  • won in Week 8
  • 9 saw playoff hopes end

Source: The Boston Globe

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News Notes

Firefighters

Lowell's City Council approved a $1.5 million supplemental appropriation for the Fire Department to hire 14 more firefighters. The vote was 10-0. Lowell Sun

Former ICC

The fate of the vacant former Inn & Conference Center at 50 Warren St. may be decided at the UMass Building Authority's November meeting. The independent state body owns the building. Lowell Sun

Flock cameras

DeFlock Lowell filed an Open Meeting Law complaint against the City Council over a reported Oct. 6 executive session vote that turned the license plate reader cameras back on. The council had voted 6-5 in open session on Sept. 22 to suspend them. Lowell Sun

UML hockey

UMass Lowell fell 4-3 in overtime at Colgate on Saturday, when Tobias Ohman scored in the extra period. The River Hawks are 2-6. Lowell Sun

UML hoops

UMass Lowell men's basketball tips off its season tonight at 7 p.m., hosting Rivier University at the Kennedy Family Athletic Complex. The River Hawks return just three players. Lowell Sun

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The vacant ICC awaits a November decision from its owner

  1. JulyThe former Inn & Conference Center at 50 Warren St. becomes vacant.
  2. Aug. 11City Manager Tom Golden tells the City Council the UMass Building Authority may vote in November.
  3. NovemberThe UMass Building Authority board may decide the building's fate.

Source: Lowell Sun

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Billerica

Andrea Butler of Billerica says she had one drink at the House of Blues bar in Boston on Wednesday night and believes she was drugged. Her friends noticed something was off once they left the show, and her tongue was bright blue. NBC Boston

Wilmington

Wilmington got one response to its request for bids on the Roman House: Sullivan Building asked for about $6.7 million to move it. Town Manager Eric Slagle said that wasn't realistic, and the planned demolition will move forward. Homenewshere.com

Apprenticeships

Northern Essex Community College won a $20,000 state grant to develop a career technical education teacher apprenticeship. It was one of 31 organizations picked for the GROW grants. WHAV

Northern Essex's grant is part of a statewide apprenticeship push

$20,000
state grant to Northern Essex Community College
31
organizations chosen for GROW grants
Nearly 300
apprentices and pre-apprentices to be trained and placed

Source: WHAV

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The U.S. Army Field Band and Soldiers' Chorus, the official touring musical representative of the Army, travels from Washington, D.C., to Lowell Memorial Auditorium on Wednesday, Nov. 4. Their mission is to share Army stories and honor veterans, and they perform for live audiences in large concert venues.

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Daily Lowellto me · Mon., Nov. 26:00 a.m.

Local football playoff pairings are out, and Lowell OKs $1.5M for firefighters

Plus, the City Council funds 14 more firefighters and UMass Lowell basketball tips off tonight.

The TLDR

  1. MIAA playoff pairings are out, and Westford Academy hosts Quincy Friday
  2. North Andover beat Lowell and earned a Division 2 playoff spot
  3. Lowell's council OK'd $1.5M to hire 14 more firefighters
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