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Today is the inaugural edition of the Boston Globe’s new weekly political section called “Capital” which the Globe describes as “the week in politics and the issues.” I’m impressed. The twelve page section is packed with substance including news stories, opinion pieces, graphs and photographs. While there are a few…
Read More »Today is the 70th anniversary of D-Day, the great amphibious and airborne assault that returned the Allies to France in 1944 and commenced the final phase of the war in Europe. Below is a blog post I did two years ago which includes photos from a 2004 family visit to…
Read More »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…
Read More »Tony Sampas shared the following picture and narrative about an upcoming program called “Coming Out in Lowell – from the Early Community to Marriage Equality” which will be held at Lowell’s Pollard Memorial Library this Saturday, June 7, 2014 from 11:00 am to 1:00 PM. The event will feature a…
Read More »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…
Read More »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…
Read More »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…
Read More »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…
Read More »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…
Read More »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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