Greater Lowell

Reminder ~ GLCF Grant Submission Deadline on July 1, 2014

Just a reminder about the coming the Greater Lowell Community Foundation Grant proposal deadline – it’s Tuesday July 1, 2014. A letter from GLCF Executive Director Susan Winship spells out the details and shows the community the scope of what the Foundation supports. This year the Distribution Committee with Trustee approval will grant $94,500  to…

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Greater Lowell Area Democrats (GLAD) to meet this Saturday ~ June 21, 2014

Reminder ~ the next GLAD Meeting is this coming  SATURDAY! The next regular breakfast meeting of Greater Lowell Area  Democrats (GLAD ) will be held this Saturday June 21, 2014 in our usual location in the Independence Grill at the Radisson Hotel Rte. 110 in Chelmsford. This is the last regular meeting before our summer break. AGENDA: The regular agenda will…

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Remembering ~ Vietnam Veterans Arrested on Lexington Green ~ May 30, 1971

Today Mass Moments brings us a history-making event from 1971… it took place on the iconic Lexington Green. It highlights a past that flows into the present… protests of war and foreign involvement persist today. The fall-out of war – treatment of our veterans – was a post-Vietnam issue and it is a issue of controversy…

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CTI “Bridge Builder” Honorees

Here are the “Bridge Builder” honorees from this evening’s Community Teamwork (CTI) “Building Bridges to Independence” event at the UML/ICC.  A great event with worthy honorees… David McLean representing the Demoulas Family and  Market Basket (nutrition); Bruce Robinson, VP of Fred C. Church (extraordinary volunteer); CTI ED Karen Frederick; Michael Durkin,…

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