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Family of Jan Mahoney presses Lowell officials over park construction near memorial

Lowell City Council · February 4, 2026
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Summary

Jennifer Mahoney Brum told Lowell City Council that recent construction at Father Maguire Park placed pavement and benches too close to her mother’s Jan Mahoney Softball Field memorial and asked the city to meet and report on whether ARPA or city funds can restore the memorial’s setting. Council referred the matter to the city manager for a report.

Jennifer Mahoney Brum, daughter of the late Jan Mahoney, told the Lowell City Council that recent work at Father Maguire Park left pavement and benches abutting her mother’s memorial and that the project scope did not include promised beautification of the Jan Mahoney Softball Field. "I respectfully request that my family be given the opportunity to discuss these issues further," she said, asking whether ARPA or city funds could be…

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