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Mill Power: The Origin and Impact of Lowell National Historical Park by Paul Marion
Book Launch. Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center, 246 Market Street, Lowell MA. October 15, 2014.
Read More »“Mill Power” book launch big success
Congratulations to co-blogger Paul Marion for the very successful launch event for his new book, Mill Power: The Origin and Impact of Lowell National Historical Park tonight at the National Park Visitor Center. The VC theater was packed with well-wishers who heard several people whose interviews are prominently featured from…
Read More »Gov Patrick Delivers $15mil to Lowell
Governor Deval Patrick traveled to Lowell (again) yesterday to deliver the $15mil needed for the reconstruction of the Lord Overpass. This infrastructure work is critical to the success of the entire Hamilton Canal District, particularly the Judicial Center. Standing in the open lot at the end of Jackson Street that…
Read More »Lowell City Council Meeting: October 14, 2014
Presentation by Lowell National Park Superintendent Celeste Bernardo and Paul Marion, author of Mill Power, a new book about the creation and legacy of the Lowell National Park. Each councilor has been presented a copy of the book. Since 1978 Lowell has received $275 million just from the Department of…
Read More »Lowell Week in Review: October 12, 2014
Governor Patrick Coming to Lowell Governor Deval Patrick will be in Lowell this coming Tuesday, October 14 at 11:30 a.m. at the end of Jackson Street to provide an update on the $15 million state-funded project to re-design the Lord Overpass. Besides easing that traffic bottleneck the Overpass work will…
Read More »Lowell Real Estate: week of October 6, 2014
The following real estate sales occurred in Lowell last week: October 6, 2014 – Monday 43 Market St for $625,000. Prior sale in 1996 for $84,000 54-60 Queen St for $235,000. Prior sale in 1982 October 7, 2014 – Tuesday 35 Shea St for $195,000. Prior sale in 1997 for…
Read More »Historic documents from the International Institute of Lowell
From its founding in 1915, the International Institute of Lowell has helped countless immigrants who arrived in Lowell in too many ways to list. Recently, an enormous cache of documentary records dating from the earliest days of the Institute were uncovered. Institute staff and historians from UMass Lowell are now…
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Read More »Lowell City Council Meeting: October 7, 2014
Disability commission will now provide close captioning of city council meetings on LTC. Council recesses regular meeting and resumes special meeting to elect a member of the Regional Vocational School Committee to fill the vacancy that occurred when Erik Gitschier resigned after being hired as head of the Lowell Water…
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