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Reminder for next GLAD Meeting Tomorrow! SATURDAY! Greater Lowell Area Democrats Regular Breakfast Meeting Saturday April 20, 2013 at 8:00 AM SHARP! Independence Grill at the Radisson Hotel Rte. 110 in Chelmsford Please join us at this meeting of area Democrats. Marie Sweeney, GLAD Chair For more information: sweeney133@verizon.net AGENDA: The regular…
Read More »Save the Date! May 4, 2013 10am-2pm
Read More »MassMoments reminds us that writer Lucy Larcom – one of Lowell’s iconic Mill Girls in her youth, died on this day April 17, 1893. In her autobiography A New England Girlhood, Lucy Larcom wrote: “From the beginning Lowell had a high reputation for good order, morality, piety, and all that…
Read More »Massachusetts has long had an important role in free, quality public education. Just as in colonial times, Massachusetts continues to set the standard for public education in the new United States. MassMoments remind us that on this day – April 14, 1642 – the Massachusetts Bay Colony passed the first…
Read More »Squint and you can probably read the names of the men on this panel from the Lowell National Historical Park, the City Administration, the US Senate, the Lowell Historic Board and (I’m guessing) the Lowell Plan. Circa – early-1980s. (from Browsers Camera, Lowell Sun website) Amid the many blogs that…
Read More »Billerica and Tewksbury held their annual town elections yesterday. Incumbents carried the day in Tewksbury while a newcomer broke into the ranks in Billerica. In a three-way race for Selectman – challenger George Simolaris topped the ballot taking over 41 percent of the votes – 4,639, followed by incumbent Mike Rosa…
Read More »Book signing on April 6 by DickH On Saturday, April 6, 2013 at 11:00 A.M., the Lowell Historical Society will host a book signing event for Legendary Locals of Lowell, the new book I co-wrote with Mike Rosenberg. The event will take place at Lowell Telecommunications Corporation which is at…
Read More »From UMass Lowell: The Center for Public Opinion periodically sponsors political debates as part of its mission to promote civic engagement and an enhanced understanding of the political process. U.S. Senate Special Election Primary Debate, April 8, 2013 Come see the candidates for U.S. Senate debate the issues of importance…
Read More »(Globe photo) LeLacheur Park at 450 Aiken Street in Lowell, Massachusetts Today’s Boston Globe features seven New England minor league baseball parks. About LeLacheur Park and the Lowell Spinners, Globe writer Craig Forde says: An instant hit once the gates swung open in 1998, LeLacheur Park ran a sell-out streak of 413…
Read More »The Tewksbury Public Library continues to offer interesting community programs. The town library is conveniently located at 300 Chandler Street, Tewksbury, MA 01876 just off Route 38 adjacent to the Tewksbury State Hospital. For hours and information you can call 978-640-4490 or check the website at www.tewksburypl.org. Tomorrow evening – Wednesday April 3, 2013…
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