Reception to honor the first Artist In Residence at the Lowell National Historical Park, Vassilios (Bill) Giavis. An exhibit of Mr. Giavis work is on display at the Boott Cotton Mills Museum. Celeste Bernardo, Superintendent at Lowell National Historical Park, with the first Artist In Residence Vassilios (Bill) Giavis. Bill…
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City Council Meeting of December 3, 2013 The first thing noticeable about the Council meeting was that City Manager Lynch was not present (more on that below). The first part of the meeting was dominated by a discussion of telephone poles and the reasons why it takes so long to…
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Thanks to the more than 50 people who attended today’s Lowell Social Media Conference at LTC which was a co-sponsor of the event. Planning has already begun for the Second Annual Lowell Social Media Conference with a target date of the first Saturday in December. This morning began with a…
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Judith Davidson of the East Pawtucketville Neighborhood Group shared this report on the group’s December 2, 2013 meeting. To everyone involved in any of the city’s neighborhood groups or other organizations, I am happy to post your meeting announcements, agendas, meeting minutes and photographs. Just email them to me at…
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One of the objectives of today’s Social Media Conference was to get people in Lowell to share more content on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and all similar platforms. I extended an invitation to those in attendance to send me something via email and I’d post it on their behalf. Nancy Pitkin,…
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It’s not too late to sign up for the First Annual Lowell Social Media Conference which is this Saturday, December 7, 2013 from 10 am until 1 pm at Lowell Telecommunications Corp (LTC) at 246 Market Street in Lowell, right next to the National Park visitor center. To register, go…
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Bruce Babiarz, a spokesman for the Detroit Police and Fire Retirement System, was blunt in his assessment. “This is one of the strongest protected pension obligations in the country here in Michigan,” he said. “If this ruling is upheld, this is the canary in a coal mine for protected pension…
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City Manager Lynch is not present tonight. Also absent is Councilor Leahy. Double Poles At the request of the council, representatives of Verizon and National Grid, the two corporations responsible for “double poles” in the city and the delay in getting them fixed. Councilors express their frustration with the corporate…
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The Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce held its 19th annual Membership Breakfast today at the Windham Hotel in Andover. Congratulations to President and CEO Danielle McFadden and the new board chair, Steven Martin Rochette of Sage Bank and vice chair Michael Molloy of Marcotte Law Firm. The chamber does a…
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