Politics

Democratic Primary Election Results U.S. Senate – Edward J. Markey. Incumbent Edward J. Markey (685,140 with 6,082 in Lowell) defeated Joseph P. Kennedy III (553,036 with 6,707 in Lowell). House of Representatives – Lori Loureiro Trahan. Incumbent Lori Loureiro Trahan was unopposed. Governor’s Council – Eileen R. Duff. Incumbent Eileen R. Duff…

Women’s Equality Day By Mary Olberding Women’s Equality Day celebrates the day the 19th Amendment was signed into law on August 26, 1920, giving women the right to vote and ending a 70-year long quest. Extending suffrage was a necessary step toward fulfilling the promise of Democracy with a more…