A subcommittee of the Lowell City Council has been told to study banning plastic straws in the city.
The city council voted 7-2 to ask the council's Environment and Flood Issues Subcommittee to consider whether it's feasible for the city to prohibit the use and sale of plastic straws, which are used by human beings to drink from a container such as a glass or cup.
A street sign for Lois Lane in Worcester is missing and presumed stolen after it was taken down during sidewalk construction.
The sign, which has marked the short private street next to a business called That's Entertainment for the past five years, has often been photographed by people charmed by the connection to Superman's love interest in the comic books and movies, according to the Worcester Telegram & Gazette.
