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🌱 How Lowell EMTs could soon treat opioid withdrawal right in the ambulance.
Also, don't miss Sudbury PMC Kids Ride (all riders welcome!) on the Lowell Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- How Lowell EMTs could soon treat opioid withdrawal right in the ambulance.
- Why New England's nuclear energy future is being debated in Lowell
Also on today's calendar: Sudbury PMC Kids Ride (all riders welcome!) and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What is the 1 way to guarantee winning a small fortune at the casino? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Cooler with rain, with a high of 69 and low of 60 degrees.
- Wednesday: Cloudy, temps: high: 71, low: 62.
- Thursday: A couple of morning showers, with a high of 78 and low of 63 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• PrideStar Trinity EMS First Ambulance Co. to Administer Opioid Withdrawal Drug (whav.net) — Lowell is partnering with PrideStar Trinity EMS on a new pilot letting specially trained EMTs give buprenorphine to overdose patients in withdrawal, aiming to keep more people in treatment. Funded with state opioid abatement money approved by the City Council, the program responds to nearly 8,000 opioid-related 911 calls in Lowell since 2011. 
• Connecticut Officials to Participate in New England Regional Nuclear Policy Summit (ctbythenumbers.news) — Lowell will host New England's 2026 Regional Nuclear Policy Summit at UMass Lowell's Rist Institute, bringing governors' teams and experts together to discuss advanced nuclear and fusion energy. While the focus is regional, the event spotlights Lowell as a hub for clean-energy policy conversations that could shape future power reliability and affordability across Massachusetts and beyond.
📸 Around Lowell
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lowell
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★ Featured events ★
- Sudbury PMC Kids Ride (all riders welcome!) →
Ephraim Curtis Middle School, 22 Pratts Mill Rd, Sudbury
10:00 am
Sunday September 20
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Other local events
- Graphic Novel Book Club
Parker Memorial Library Children's Craft Room Main Library, 28 Arlington Street, D
6:00 pm - Beyond Cozy Book Club
Parker Memorial Library Old Library Main Library, 28 Arlington Street, Dracut, MA, 0
6:30 pm - Grades 1-12 First Day of School
Cardinal O'Connell Early Learning Center Lowell, MA 01852 - NPA Monthly Meeting
Non Profit Alliance of Greater Lowell Community Teamwork 2nd Fl
8:45 am - Bookmobile Stop at Veterans Park/Reilly Playground
Pollard Memorial Library - Lowell Bookmobile
12:45 pm - DIY Buttons (Grades 9-12)
Pollard Memorial Library - Lowell Young Adult (YA) Area - First Floor Main Branch, 401 Merrimack St
2:45 pm - One-On-One Technology Help
Pollard Memorial Library - Lowell First Floor Main Branch, 401 Merrimack St., Lowell, MA, 01852
3:00 pm - Bookmobile Stop at McPherson Park
Pollard Memorial Library - Lowell Bookmobile
3:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
Wednesday September 2
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Intermediate English Conversation Circle
Chelmsford Public Library Conference Room
1:00 pm - VIRTUAL: The Democracy We Must Keep: Why the Ideas that Built America Still Matter with David O. Stewart
Chelmsford Public Library Online - Partner Organization
2:00 pm - Kindergarten Storytime
Parker Memorial Library Children's Craft Room Main Library, 28 Arlington Street, D
4:00 pm - NO MEETING TODAY - Zoom Book Club for Grades 3-5
Chelmsford Public Library Online - Zoom (Chelmsfordlibraryzoom)
5:15 pm
Tuesday September 1
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Lucky Strike Entertainment posted a job opening for Cook in Lowell. Apply here.
- Pizza Hut, Inc. posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Lowell. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lowell here.
🗞 Nearby News
Dracut
- The Column: Superior Court deal closes (lowellsun.com)
Chelmsford
- Axis survey finds Americans growing more comfortable with video surveillance (securitysystemsnews.com)
- Foakes digs deep to salvage vital draw for Surrey (espncricinfo.com)
Tewksbury
- Fingerprint Boston Launches Remote Fingerprint Processing Service for Americans Living Abroad (rivertonjournal.com)
- If Lindsay Clancy jurors deadlock, a 'dynamite' instruction could come next (ctpost.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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