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This year marks the centennial of the entry of the United States into World War One. To help commemorate this anniversary in Lowell, each week during 2017 and 2018, I hope to post the daily headlines that appeared in Lowell newspapers at that time. The United States formally declared war…
Read More »Lowell Justice Center On Wednesday of this past week, a representative of the state agency that is overseeing the work on the Lowell Justice Center visited Middlesex Superior Court to give a briefing on the status of the new Lowell Justice Center. He said that construction is proceeding on schedule,…
Read More »Last September, UMass Lowell named historian Robert Forrant a Distinguished University Professor, the highest distinction bestowed upon a UMass Lowell faculty member. Forrant, a member of the Department of History, received this honor for his outstanding contributions to teaching, research, and service to UMass Lowell, including the development of public…
Read More »Most people know that the U.S. Census is conducted every ten years with the next one to be conducted in 2020. The census is a moment-in-time snapshot of the United States, but it doesn’t just happen. As soon as one census is completed, preparation for the next census begins. The…
Read More »Motion response: Naming rights of city owned parcels. Law department rules that council does have “naming rights” for parks and fields for a fee provided there is compliance with a bid process. The money will be re-invested in the facility where the advertising appears. Motion response: Business improvement district for…
Read More »Lowell Walks will kick-off this year with a North Common walk on Saturday, April 8, 2017 at 10 am. This walk will begin at the Murkland School, 350 Adams Street, Lowell and will be led by Dick Howe. This area of Lowell is packed with history and interesting stories. The…
Read More »This past Tuesday night I attended the Commonwealth Conversations event at UMass Lowell which featured twelve State Senators visiting Lowell to listen to the concerns of area residents. It was an impressive event which I wrote about in a separate post. Please take a look at it if you haven’t…
Read More »Basic Training, Lackland Air Force Base, Summer 1975 By Mike Boudreau Mike Boudreau grew up crisscrossing the city of Boston before settling in Tyngsboro, MA, in 2002. After a 28-year career in the U.S. Air Force, he returned to New England and earned a Masters in Community and Social Psychology…
Read More »Every individual, whether at work or at home, relies on electronic information and communications in some way. Recent events remind us that those communications and that information is vulnerable to exploitation by criminals and others. Protecting yourself against cyber-crime is an essential part of living in today’s connected world. Recognizing…
Read More »Cote’s Wallpaper, 331 Broadway From the Lowell Planning and Development Collection, Lowell Historical Society, image made possible by a Digitization Grant from the Lowell Cultural Council, 2016 Gone Lowell is a series of photographs shared by Tony Sampas of buildings that once stood in Lowell, but are now gone.
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