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🌱 Lowell dog mauled at Eagle Park—what investigators are looking for now

Lowell, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 5 min read

Good morning to you Lowell! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Lowell dog mauled at Eagle Park—what investigators are looking for now
  • Stabbing at City View Towers: how police tracked the suspect
  • How UMass Lowell teams exploded for goals on road and home turf

Also on today's calendar: Welcome Worship & Church Picnic at United Methodist Church of Westford and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why are crows so alert and curious? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Not as warm; heavy a.m. rain, with a high of 69 and low of 63 degrees.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 74, low: 45.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 70 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. JUST ONE STATION: Dog mauled by 2 other dogs at Lowell Park - Boston News, Weather, Sports (whdh.com) — A Lowell dog owner is pleading for help after his leashed pet was mauled by two larger dogs at Eagle Park early Friday, leaving the animal with suspected internal bleeding. Lowell police and Animal Control are investigating and searching for the other dogs’ owner, while the injured dog’s family weighs costly treatment options and worries about safety at the park.
   

2. Man accused of stabbing woman in Lowell apartment (lowellsun.com) — Lowell police say a woman suffered serious stab wounds in a City View Towers apartment Wednesday morning, leading to emergency surgery and what investigators describe as permanent disfigurement. Officers arrested a Boston-area man at Gallagher Terminal soon after, and he is now being held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing in Lowell District Court.
   

3. College roundup: UML men's soccer team ties Div. 1 program record for most goals (lowellsun.com) — UMass Lowell men’s soccer just tied its Division I program record by scoring five goals in a road win over Iona, with four different River Hawks finding the net. Back home in Lowell, the field hockey team thrilled fans at Wicked Blue Field with an 8–0 home opener rout of New Haven, highlighted by a sophomore’s first career hat trick.
   

4. No To Nuclear: Author Linda Pentz Gunter in Conversation with Sharon Tracy (amherstindy.org) — UMass Lowell will host a high-profile nuclear energy summit on September 30, where Governor Healey and other regional leaders will explore advanced nuclear and fusion options, even as activists mobilize to oppose the push. Anti-nuclear author Linda Pentz Gunter and longtime organizer Sharon Tracy are urging residents to organize, arguing nuclear power is unsafe, costly, and a distraction from renewable energy.
   

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Ok Lowell! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They start each day with a cup of caw-fee. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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