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Cadets from the UMass Lowell Air Force and Army ROTC detachments joined members of the Greater Lowell Veterans Council, local elected officials, representatives of the UMass Lowell Office of Veterans Affairs and family members of a Lowell Tech student killed in action during World War Two to dedicate the new…
Read More »The following sales took place in Lowell this week: September 29, 2014 – Monday 1 Newbury St for $260,000. Prior sale in 2007 for $265,000 96 Cashin St for $335,000. Prior sale in 2008 for $394,900 14 Wannalancit St Unit B for $112,000. Prior sale 2006 foreclosure 38 Smith St…
Read More »Photos by Tony Sampas
Read More »Don’t miss the final Lowell Cemetery tours of 2014: today at 1 pm and tomorrow at 10 am. Both begin at the Knapp Avenue entrance right behind Shedd Park. Free and no registration required.
Read More »Jeff Speck, a nationally recognized urban planner, was brought to Lowell four years ago by the Lowell Plan to draft a plan to improve the city’s downtown, primarily by making it more walkable. Called the “Lowell Downtown Evolution Plan”, Speck’s ideas have supporters and critics. Today Speck was the keynote…
Read More »This past Tuesday night the American Textile History Museum and Lowell Telecommunications Corporation hosted a preview of “Lowell: Place of Invention”, a series of four short videos about invention in Lowell that will premiere at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in 2015. Sponsored by the Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center…
Read More »Historian Julie Mofford shared the following which is based on letters sent home by a Lowell mill girl from 1861 to 1865 “You work in Lowell!” exclaimed our daughter-in-law’s father, Chuck Grover. “Why, my great-grandfather had a good friend who worked in the textile mills there. I inherited a stack…
Read More »Tuesday was the grand opening of Cafe UTEC which is located at 41 Warren Street in Lowell, just inside the UTEC building across from the Lowell District Court. The cafe is open Monday through Thursday from 11 am until 2 pm and offers a great new place for lunch in…
Read More »John Edward teaches economics at Bentley and UMass Lowell. He’s a frequent contributor of columns on economic issues. Imagine a new video has gone viral. In the video, a CEO announces he is issuing a share-the-wealth challenge to fellow executives. He lifts a bucket over a railing and dumps the…
Read More »The Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor, Karyn Polito, was in Lowell today. She visited many of the places that have been funded by Governor Deval Patrick and the Democratically controlled State Legislature. The Massachusetts Democratic Party appreciates her efforts to draw attention to all of these accomplishments with the following…
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