The Column: Lowell’s homeless population may be here to stay

The Column: Lowell’s homeless population may be here to stay

LOWELL’S HOMELESS crisis was back in the news following the clearing of the illegal homeless encampment at the Sheehy Park extension on state land along the Merrimack River off Pawtucket Street. Besides The Sun, WBUR ran a story about the sweep, which was also featured on NPR’s “Here & Now” radio program. These so-called “sweeps” are a last-ditch strategy that the administration of City Manager Tom Golden and the City Council have frequently dep…

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION REJECTS 'HOUSING FIRST' APPROACH TO HOMELESSNESS

HomelesnessHousing Firsthomeless campsmental healthDonald TrumpNewsHomesPolitics By Angela Hart for KFF Health News. Broadcast version by Suzanne Potter for California News Service reporting for the KFF Health News-Public News Service Collaboration File photo, left, by Miriam Raftery:  A homeless man living in a makeshift tent in Lemon Grove in 2024 April 26, 2025 (Washington D.C.)-- President Donald Trump is vowing a new approach to getting hom…