Daily Pulse: August 4,. 2025 (Melanie Gilbert)

We kick off a new week of the 𝐃𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐏𝐮𝐥𝐬𝐞 with the Lowell Sun's 𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞 𝐆𝐢𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭 joining for a look at a number of big stories in Lowell and the world around it. Among them; how did the cost of the new Rourke Bridge go up $30-million overnight, what's causing those foul odors in South Lowell, is Geneva a gesture or a junket, and should Donald Trump be invited to  celebrate the Mill City's bicentennial and the 2026 Lowell Folk Festival; #insidelowell