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Mehmed Ali awarded History Prize

Thanks to Tony Sampas for the following photos and text and congratulations to Mehmed Ali: Lowell’s own Mehmed Ali receives Historic New England’s 2014 Prize for Collecting Works on Paper June 2, 2014, Haverhill, MA. With many Lowell friends in attendance the President of Historic New England Carl R. Nold…

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Education Talk at Lowell High on June 13

This year Lowell High School has began hosting occasional talks and panel discussions on contemporary issues. A few months ago, a group of experts on the crisis in Ukraine convened. Now, on Friday, June 13, 2014 from 2:45 to 4:00 p.m. in the Little Theater, Lowell High will sponsor a…

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“Bell City” by Julie Mofford

Julie Mofford, a former staffer at the Lowell Historic Preservation Commission, who currently lives in midcoast Maine where she writes and works as a museum and historical society consultant, shares this account of her past research on the bells of Lowell. “Up before day at the clang of the bell…

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Lowell Week in Review: June 1, 2014

Budget Matters The City Manager’s proposed FY15 budget will be presented to the city council at this coming Tuesday’s meeting so there will be much to scrutinize there because the allocation of funds will show the priorities of the new administration for the coming year. A budget-related matter came up…

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Lowell Real Estate: week of May 26, 2014

The week started slowly but finished with many sales on Friday including 1857 Middlesex Street for $2,575,000 with Middlesex Partners LP selling to Commons Wealth LLC. The buyer is a limited liability corporation based in Springfield, Mass with the business purpose of “buying and selling real estate.” I believe this…

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CTI’s Secure Jobs Initiative

In the public and nonprofit sectors, aid to those without jobs and to those who are homeless are typically provided by separate agencies with little coordination. But in reality, joblessness is one of the leading causes of homelessness so it stands to reason that helping formerly homeless people get and…

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Lowell 2014 Green Building Excellence Award

At last Tuesday’s City Council meeting, the Lowell Green Building Commission award its 2014 Green Building Excellence Award: Chris Gleba and Kris Erikson for their renovations of 48 Epping Street (Mark Yanowitz of Verdeco Design, architect). Julia Hans, a member of the Commission, wrote a blog post about the renovations…

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City Council Meeting: May 27, 2014

Moment of silence for Ed Trudel, former Lowell Special Events Coordinator who died on Saturday. Lowell Green Building Commission award for “green building excellence” to Chris Gleba and Kris Erikson, owners of an 1895 property at 48 Epping Street that was recently renovated. Vote authorizing CM to execute a lease…

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