There is this: Fresh Start
But I’m not sure how you’d go about meeting the criteria when you got your AA someplace else.
Have you spoken with a counselor at the CC, about your options? I’d check with them first, to see if there’s any way to qualify for this “academic renewal” program (that’s what we call it in CA).
If that doesn’t work, then consult someone at UMass. Worst-case, Lowell will recompute your cumulative GPA to include all of the courses at both CC’s. (What will that come out to?) The GPA from just the one college shouldn’t keep you out if your cumulative is sufficient. (And technically, you would’ve been obligated to submit all transcripts even if you hadn’t returned to take the additional classes from the college with the bad grades.)
You can’t apply as a freshman, and shouldn’t have to. You’re far from the first in this situation. You just have to figure out where you stand and what you need to do to satisfy their criteria. It will be okay; just pursue it systematically.