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Richard Moore, founder of Children in Crossfire, speaking at the inaugural event of the Center for Irish Partnerships at UMass Lowell Speaker Series, UMass Lowell Inn and Conference Center, Oct. 24, 2016. In 1972 at ten years of age whilst on his way home from school in Derry, Ireland Richard…
Read More »Early voting began for the first time in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts today. I joined a line of people at Temple Emanuel on West Forrest Street late this afternoon to take advantage of this new opportunity. Here’s how it worked: Just inside the door was a table staffed by Eta…
Read More »Early Voting Early voting for the November 8, 2016 presidential election starts tomorrow. This is the first year that early voting has been allowed in Massachusetts unless you fit the narrow requirements to vote by absentee ballot. The early voting period extends from tomorrow (October 24) to the Friday before…
Read More »The Lowell Sustainability Council’s 2nd Sustainability Summit will be held tomorrow (Saturday, October 22, 2016) from 10:00 am to 1:30 pm at Enterprise Bank’s Community Room, 18 Palmer Street, 2nd floor (opposite The Coffee Mill). The free event is open to the public. The Summit will bring together the Lowell Department…
Read More »Lowell has a great tradition of running and road races that is carried on today by Greater Lowell Road Runners. Last Sunday’s Baystate Marathon, one of the preeminent qualifying races for the Boston Marathon, is strong evidence of Lowell’s continued status as a center of running in New England. One…
Read More »The Northern Middlesex Council of Governments (NMCOG) had its 53rd Annual Meeting last night at Four Oaks Country Club in Dracut. The guest speaker was State Senator Eileen Donoghue. Her topic was economic development. Donoghue began by saying the replacement of the Rourke Bridge “is a priority for the Lowell…
Read More »Amy Pessia of Merrimack Valley Food Bank addresses council on “Food Day.” This Saturday, annual downtown Lowell stroll sponsored by Rep Tom Golden. Oct 25, UML will show “A Place at the Table” at 7 pm at O’Leary Library. Distributes apples to everyone to commemorate food day 2016. (Food Day…
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