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Lowell Week in Review: September 20, 2015

CBA Gorham Street Apartments Congratulations to Coalition for a Better Acre which held a ribbon cutting ceremony for its Gorham Street Apartments on Thursday. I was sure to attend because I’ve felt connected to this project from the day it started, mostly because it is right across the street from…

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Riverwalk, Interrupted

Amy Bisson shared this photo and post with us yesterday: About a year ago, there was a rumor that this section of the Riverwalk was to be completed. What seems to be missing are the railings, but there are possibly other structural features needed to make this section of the…

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Salute to Women: Bopha Malone remarks

At Tuesday’s Lowell Sun Salute to Women event, the three award recipients who addressed the crowd were all excellent and inspirational. The remarks of one of them, Bopha Malone, were especially moving and profound. Bopha kindly shared them with me for posting here: [remarks by Bopha Malone] – Over the…

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Frederick Douglass and Lowell

The Boston Globe yesterday carried a story about the difficulties being encountered in erecting a statue in Boston honoring Frederick Douglass.  Born into slavery in 1818, Douglass later escaped to freedom and became one of America’s foremost abolitionists in the years before, during, and after the Civil War. Writing on…

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Vesna Nuon press release

Here’s a press release that I received yesterday from Vesna Nuon, a candidate for Lowell City Council: PRESS RELEASE VESNA NUON FOR CITY COUNCIL September 15, 2015 (Lowell, MA) Attending a fundraiser for Lowell City Council candidate Vesna Nuon, Congresswoman Niki Tsongas complimented Nuon for his previous community service and…

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The Missing Tooth, Merrimack Street

From Amy Bisson . . . This is the part of Merrimack Street, referred to by some as the “Missing Tooth”. The outline of what used to be fairly glows on the wall of the adjacent building, and while the fence facing Merrimack Street does a decent job of hiding…

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Walking Lowell: Lowell High School

Another photo and comment by Amy Bisson: During the summer months I hadn’t noticed that there are bicycle racks at the High School on the Lucy Larcom Park side of the old building. Now, with school back in session and students populating the LHS campus, the racks are surprisingly well-used. All…

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