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Comcast, the sole cable TV provider in Lowell, recently announced that it would move the city’s government access programming from channel 10 to channel 99 and replace it on channel 10 with the NBC Shopping Network. The Board of Directors of Lowell Telecommunications Corporation, the city’s public access, education, and…
Read More »Bob Forrant, a professor of history at UMass Lowell and the chair of the Bread & Roses Centennial Committee, an organization dedicated to commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Great Lawrence Textile Strike, posted the following article on “The Public Humanist”, a blog operated by Mass Humanities. We repost the…
Read More »Tony Sampas sent this photo of the sturdy looking exterior railing at the Pollard Memorial Library.
Read More »A lifetime ago I spent a considerable amount of time zipping around the skies of Germany in US Army helicopters. Besides enjoying the ride, I would often test my navigational skills by trying to follow our travels on my map. Something that from the front seat of a jeep had…
Read More »John B, a regular reader and sometimes contributor, happens to be visiting Cambodia at the same time as a delegation led by Congresswoman Niki Tsongas is also in that country. Coincidentally, Chath pierSath, a Lowell-based poet and artist is also in Cambodia now. Last night, John emailed images of newspaper…
Read More »I took advantage of today’s holiday to do a recon of the Lawrence Street side of the Lowell Cemetery. This spring, our tours will all commence at the Lawrence Street gate and will cover that half of the cemetery. This will allow us to share more of the amazing stories…
Read More »Bobby Tugbiyele (too-bee-yell-e) has been the President of Center City Committee, Inc since October 2011. Center City Committee is an organization comprised of a group of community builders with deep roots and experience in promoting the downtown as well as advocating for issues affecting it. Bobby and his wife are…
Read More »Thursday afternoon at a regularly scheduled meeting of the Lowell Telecommunications Corporation (LTC) executive board – I’m a member of the LTC board of directors – I learned that Comcast had unilaterally decreed that on March 20, 2012, it would move the content of Lowell Cable channel 10, our government…
Read More »Frequent contributor Jim Peters shares the following essay: I have supported Patrick Murphy very strongly for two campaigns now. I must admit that I did not support him when he ran against my sister-in-law, Niki Tsongas, but I did support him two years ago, when he came in eighth for…
Read More »An overflow crowd of downtown residents, bar owners, community leaders and ordinary citizens descended on Lowell City Hall this evening for the special city council meeting on the alcohol-related problems plaguing downtown Lowell. The meeting opened with a presentation and recommendation from Police Superintendent Ken Lavallee. Next came a long…
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