The Policy Policy Polling (PPP) firm – with a track record of being right – gives us a snapshot in time in the possible Elizabeth Warren versus Scott Brown match-up for U. S. Senate in 2012. Noting that the poll was taken over the weekend right after a week of…
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The Sesquicentennial of the Civil War. Remembrance of the Civil War and the role played by the city of Lowell and its citizenry continues as a theme as the Lowell Historical Society opens its 2011-2012 program season with a presentation entitled “J.C. Ayer & Company and the Civil War.” The…
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The City of Lowell Hunger/ Homeless Commission once again celebrates Hunger/Homeless Awareness Month October is Hunger Homeless Awareness month and every year our community comes together to provide a range of activities to raise funds and awareness of hunger and homelessness in our community 19th Annual Awards Breakfast honoring those…
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Wednesday October 26, 2011 Celebrating the People and Institutions Who Lead Through Action Community Teamwork, Inc.’s Community Action Awards celebrate the people and institutions who lead our community through action. This year, we are honoring the financial sector, specifically local banks and credit unions who help CTI and other non-profits…
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For another look at the rise and probable fall of John B. Barranco read the article by staff writer Michael Rezendes in today’s Boston Globe. Barranco ran both the Merrimack Education Collaborative and the Merrimack Education Center – an agency and a purported non-profit – in a manner that Gregory…
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The Boston Globe’s Katheleen Conti writes today about the efforts of Lowell High School senior Susan Le and her cohorts to lower the voting age in the city’s local elections to 17. Le, a local youth organization UTEC (United Teen Equality Center) and a cadre of supporters persuaded councilors to…
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The Springfield Republican is reporting that at least three gaming entities could be vying for the rights to develop a resort-style casino in Western Massachusetts. Penn National Gaming has expressed interest in a Springfield-area site; Mohegan Sun of Connecticut has been planning a casino resort for 152 acres it leases…
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It seems like the former Purity Supreme site on Route 38 – across the road from Gold’s Gym – has been empty forever! The space is located in a so-called strip mall site with the various units being owned individually. Taxes are always paid and for a longtime there was…
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The Great Strike — Lawrence 1912 – Ralph Fasanella Courtesy of Fasanella Estate On Monday September 19 at Noon, Professor Bob Forrant will give a talk at UMass Lowell, O”Leary Room 500M on South Campus. The focus of his talk is “One Hundred Years Later: Why the Bread & Roses…
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The University of Massachusetts Lowell joins other universities with its own Center for Public Opinion. According to Lowell’s Chancellor Marty Meehan: “The Center for Public Opinion will advance understanding of government, societal issues and the political process and encourage cicivc engagement among our students to help them achieve the well-rounded…
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