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City Council Meeting: April 22, 2014

Councilors Samaras and Leahy absent. Public Safety Subcommittee Report by Chair of Committee, Councilor Rourke. Reviewed three motions. First regarding use of Narcan by Lowell first responders. Fire department is six weeks away from its use. Fire union supports the effort which will also include “epi” pens. Next motions was…

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Candidates visit GLAD meeting

The Greater Lowell Area Democrats held their monthly meeting at the Chelmsford Radisson yesterday morning and heard from a number of candidates who will be on the ballot for the September 9, 2014 Democratic primary. Here’s who was there and what they had to say: Martha Coakley, candidate for Governor…

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Sustainability: Systems and Solutions

The 4th Massachusetts Sustainable Communities and the 3rd Massachusetts Sustainable Campus Conferences came together yesterday at the UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center with hundreds of representatives of government, education, business, nonprofits and grassroots organizations coming together for a full day of listening, learning and discussing sustainability practices and resources.…

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Charleston, South Carolina

For those interested in the history of the American Civil War, there are a number of iconic places that just have to be visited. One of them is Fort Sumter, the place where the shooting part of the Civil War began on April 12, 1861. Although I’d spent 20 years…

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