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UMass Lowell to host Scott Brown v Elizabeth Warren debate
Congratulations to UMass Lowell for scoring a debate between US Senator Scott Brown and his Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren. No date has been set. The moderator will by David Gregory of NBC news and the debate will be co-sponsored by the Boston Herald. Here’s the UML press release that just…
Read More »“Meanderings” by Jim Peters
Jim Peters is a frequent contributor to this site. Below is his latest essay: I have three cats. Two of them hate each other, if I am reading cat noises correctly. Autumn hisses at Bella, and the third one stays far away from the fray. I have no idea why…
Read More »Center City Cmte welcomes new National Park Superintendent
Lowell’s Center City Committee hosted a reception for the new Lowell National Historic Park Superintendent Celeste Bernardo (above) this evening at Fuse Bistro. The announcement of Bernardo’s appointment was made just a month ago, so this was the first opportunity for many in the community to meet her. In her…
Read More »Scenes from the African Festival
Members of the procession, African Festival, Lowell Heritage State Park Esplanade and Sampas Pavilion, June 16, 2012. Photos by Tony Sampas.
Read More »Lowell’s Hotel Vendome connection
Yesterday was the 40th anniversary of the tragic 1972 fire at the Hotel Vendome in Boston (corner of Commonwealth Ave and Dartmouth Street) that left nine Boston firefighters dead (See Globe story of memorial ceremony). The 1871 building was under renovations at the time and was largely unoccupied. The fire…
Read More »The Suicide Squeeze
This year, my interest in pro sports waned I think because of some combination of the late season collapse by the Red Sox, the loss in the Super Bowl by the Patriots, and the refusal of Tim Thomas to join his Stanley Cup winning teammates at the White House. I…
Read More »“Targeting the Fed” by John Edward
John Edward, a resident of Chelmsford who earned his master’s degree at UMass Lowell and who teaches economics at Bentley University and UMass Lowell, contributes the following column Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is often called the second most powerful person in Washington. Federal Reserve monetary policy has a powerful…
Read More »Niki Tsongas & Eileen Donoghue open HQ in Lowell
Congresswoman Niki Tsongas (above) and State Senator Eileen Donoghue (below) formally opened their joint headquarters today at 73 East Merrimack Street in Lowell, directly across from the Lowell Memorial Auditorium.
Read More »Flag Retirement Ceremony
The Global War Veterans of Greater Lowell conducted a Flag Retirement Ceremony today at Lowell’s Westlawn Ceremony. Shown above are three members of the Global War Vets (from left, Greg Page, Eric LaMarche and Thayer Eastman) with members of the Lowell High School Junior Air Force ROTC detachment and a…
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