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Today’s edition · Fri., Nov. 6

Lowell soccer heads into the MIAA playoffs, plus a Wilmington birth

Plus, Methuen weighs a $29 million trash contract and Logan Airport gets a new voice.

The Daily Lowell team2 stories18 sources5 min read

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Lowell Charter's boys host Smith Voc on Tuesday as the MIAA soccer tournament begins

Three Lowell soccer teams are in the MIAA tournament

TeamSeedOpponent
Lowell Charter boys, Div. 5No. 10No. 23 Smith Voc
Lowell Charter girls, Div. 5No. 33No. 32 Hoosac
Lowell boys, Div. 1No. 37No. 28 St. John's Prep

Sources: Daily Hampshire Gazette, Itemlive

If you follow Lowell soccer, you've got games to plan around. The released its state tournament brackets this week, and Lowell Charter's boys earned the No. 10 seed in Div. 5. They host No. 23 Smith Voc in the Round of 32 on Tue., Nov. 10 at 5 p.m.

  • Lowell boys' record: 8-6-4
  • Lowell field hockey: 13-3-2, in the Div. 1 field

Lowell High's boys are the No. 37 seed in Div. 1 and visit No. 28 St. John's Prep on Saturday. We suggest checking with the school for the start time. On the girls side, Lowell Charter is paired with No. 32 Hoosac, and the winner would face No. 1 Granby on Mon., Nov. 9 at 2 p.m.

Three Lowell-area soccer dates are on the calendar

  1. Nov. 7Lowell boys play at No. 28 St. John's Prep in Div. 1.
  2. Nov. 9Div. 5 girls Round of 32: No. 1 Granby vs. Hoosac/Lowell Charter, 2 p.m.
  3. Nov. 10Lowell Charter boys host No. 23 Smith Voc in Div. 5 at 5 p.m.

Sources: Daily Hampshire Gazette, Itemlive

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A Wilmington police officer helped deliver baby Oliver, and the family just thanked him

Here's a feel-good one from Wilmington. Tatiana Topala went into labor at her home on Lowell Street on Wed., Oct. 28, and baby Oliver wasn't going to wait for the hospital. Officer Jack Rooney was working a detail down the road, and it was his fifth month on the job.

The delivery moved fast for a rookie officer

5 minutes
from the 911 call to Oliver's birth
5 months
Officer Rooney had been on the job
3 years
old is Thomas, the family's toddler

Sources: CBS Boston, Boston 25 News

“First time holding a baby too so a lot of new experiences all at once.”

Officer Jack Rooney, Wilmington Police

WHDH reports the umbilical cord was around Oliver's neck as his head came out. Rooney recalled the academy spent "maybe 10 minutes" on deliveries. The family reunited with the officers Thursday and will tell Oliver the story every year on his birthday.

  • Responders: Officers Jack Rooney and Kyle Collins, plus paramedics
  • Hospital: Winchester Hospital; mom and baby are healthy
  • Reunion: Thu., Nov. 5, at the public safety building

Oliver arrived within minutes of the 911 call

  1. Oct. 28Topala goes into labor at her Lowell Street home and 911 is called.
  2. Oct. 28Officer Jack Rooney arrives first, and Officer Kyle Collins follows.
  3. Oct. 28Oliver is born within five minutes of the 911 call.
  4. Nov. 5The family reunites with the officers at the public safety building.

Sources: CBS Boston, Boston 25 News

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News Notes

Trash deal

Methuen's City Council is scheduled to discuss and likely vote Monday on a $29 million, five-year contract with Houston-based Waste Management Inc. The deal follows years of dissatisfaction with the current vendor, E.L. Harvey & Sons Inc., over missed pickups and pickups outside the allowed hours. Eagle-Tribune

$29 millionfive-year Waste Management contract on Methuen's council agenda

Methuen's City Council is scheduled to discuss and likely vote on it Monday.

Source: Eagle-Tribune

Women's hockey

The Boston Globe asks why UMass Amherst and Lowell don't sponsor varsity women's hockey teams. Wright, who has coached UMass Amherst's women's club team since 2012, says of Division 1: "I don't see the status quo changing." The Boston Globe

Artist spaces

WBUR reports that artist spaces from Boston to Lowell are disappearing, and advocates estimate more than 2 million square feet have been lost in Greater Boston over the last decade. Municipalities can't legally establish a land trust by right, but nonprofits like the Arts & Business Council of Greater Boston can. WBUR

Santa Fund

The Eagle-Tribune's returns for its 102nd year. Since 1924 it has raised community and business donations to provide gifts and food to families across the Merrimack Valley and southern New Hampshire. Haverhill Gazette

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Around Massachusetts

Voice of Logan

announced Thursday that Chris Donisi, a pipefitter from Burlington, is the new "Voice of Logan." He was picked by public vote from eight finalists, and Boston Uncovered says voting ran Oct. 24 through Oct. 28. Massport leaders told WBUR they received 6,000 total submissions, and 35,000 votes were cast in the finale. CBS BostonBoston UncoveredWBURThe Gardner News

One of 6,000 submissions became the Voice of Logan

Massport's Voice of Logan contest

  1. Submissions6,000100%
  2. Finalists80.1%
  3. Voice of Logan1<0.1%

Sources: WBUR, CBS Boston

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CountShare of the first step
Submissions6,000100%
Finalists80.1%
Voice of Logan1<0.1%

Andover football

Senior Kyle Olson took the opening kickoff 80-plus yards for a touchdown, and ninth-seeded Andover beat No. 8 Franklin 56-21 in a Division 1 first-round game. The Boston Globe

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Andover High's cast of "Peter Pan" is thinking lovely thoughts, and then some. The theater arts students got flight training so they can soar high above the Collins Center stage when the Broadway musical opens Nov. 19. Second star to the right, indeed.

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  1. Thurs., Nov. 5UMass Lowell falls 4-3 to Vermont; Chelmsford eyes a volleyball run
  2. Wed., Nov. 4Chelmsford and Westford Academy are in the MIAA volleyball tournament
  3. Tues., Nov. 3MIAA football Super Bowls won't be played at Gillette Stadium this year
  4. Mon., Nov. 2Wilmington's Roman House demolition moves forward after a $6.7 million bid to move it
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Daily Lowellto me · Fri., Nov. 66:00 a.m.

Lowell soccer heads into the MIAA playoffs, plus a Wilmington birth

Plus, Methuen weighs a $29 million trash contract and Logan Airport gets a new voice.

The TLDR

  1. Lowell Charter's boys host Smith Voc on Tuesday in MIAA soccer
  2. A Wilmington officer helped deliver baby Oliver on a bathroom floor
  3. Methuen's council may vote Monday on a $29 million trash deal
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