PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT
John Adams Courthouse
One Pemberton Square
Boston, Massachusetts 02108
MEDIA ADVISORY
CONTACT: Jennifer Donahue/Erika Gully-Santiago
617/557-1114
Jennifer.Donahue@sjc.state.ma.us
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
September 20, 2016
Judiciary Announces Groundbreaking Ceremony for Lowell Justice Center
WHAT:
On Thursday, September 22, Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Ralph D. Gants, Trial Court Chief Justice Paula M. Carey, and Trial Court Administrator Harry Spence, together with Governor Charlie Baker and Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito, Secretary for Administration and Finance Kristin Lepore, and Commissioner of the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance Carole Gladstone, will participate in a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Lowell Justice Center, which will be located on Jackson Street in Lowell. Lowell officials in attendance will include Mayor Edward Kennedy, State Senator Eileen Donoghue, and State Representatives Rady Mom and David Nangle.
The new courthouse will be located in the historic Hamilton Canal District, and house the Lowell District Court, the Superior, Probate & Family and Juvenile Courts of Middlesex County, and the Northeast Division of the Housing Court. The courthouse will have 17 state-of-the-art courtrooms, a Court Service Center and office spaces for the District Attorney's Office and Registry of Deeds. The new Justice Center will replace a leased facility and two outdated state-owned courthouses, allowing greater access and efficiency for court users. Construction is due to begin in the fall.
WHEN:
Thursday, September 22, 2016
2 p.m.
WHERE:
370 Jackson Street
Lowell, MA 01852
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