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Lowell: Preservation, Pride, Progress, Partnership
Tonight I was pleased to represent the Lowell Heritage Partnership at the National Park and City of Lowell Reception that kicked-off the 10th Annual Doors Open Lowell. Special recognition was also given jointly by the Park and the Lowell Heritage Partnership for “Excellence in Cultural Heritage” to Jr. High teacher…
Read More »Subsidizing big mortgages
Should your tax dollars be used to subsidize mortgages of up to $750,000? My guess is that most people would say no to that and the Feds will soon be bringing policy in line with those sentiments. As reported in today’s New York Times, the size of home mortgages that…
Read More »Middlesex Community College Leadership Recognition Ceremony
The entry below is being cross posted from the Middlesex Community College blog. Once again, MCC’s students rocked the house at this year’s Leadership Recognition Ceremony run by the Student Activities office! The annual awards dinner is getting bigger and bigger each year, recognizing MCC’s best and brightest. The James…
Read More »UMass Lowell Looks @ Climate Change May 9
UMass-Lowell students and NASA unite! Students have participated in an intensive NASA-sponsored workshop to create 5 short films on one of the greatest challenges faced by society and science: CLIMATE CHANGE. Join us for this free event to see the featured presentations and take part in an open discussion about…
Read More »Founder of “Reason” magazine dies in Lowell
This may sound a bit morbid, but my favorite section of the newspaper is the obituaries. Each story is a history lesson in itself. In a way, the tour I give of the Lowell Cemetery is a series of oral obituaries shared while walking around a beautiful, natural setting. While…
Read More »Spinners lead minor league promotion list
ESPN Travel came out with its top picks for minor league baseball summer stunts for the coming months. Leading the list is an event that will occur on July 5, 2011 along the banks of the Merrimack River in lovely Lowell during a Spinners game when David Smith Jr fires…
Read More »2011 Preservation Award Winners
In recognition of National Preservation Month, the Lowell National Historical Park and the Lowell Heritage Partnership are celebrating community efforts in the areas of historic preservation and cultural heritage – this is done in conjunction with the kick-off of Doors Open Lowell 2011. From the NPS website, here are the…
Read More »Lowell in the news, May 5, 2011
A variety of stories from today were from or related to the city of Lowell: Probation Officer Arraigned: Benjamin Okiwe, who formerly worked in the probation office at Lowell Superior Court, was arraigned in Lowell District Court on charges of larceny over $250 and larceny by scheme arising out of…
Read More »New Wing of John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum Opens
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum President Kennedy’s daughter Caroline Kennedy with the help of a group of fourth and fifth graders from the Winship School in Brighton, opened a new wing of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum today in an official ceremony. The new wing adds…
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