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Check out Doors Open Lowell at the website here: http://www.doorsopenlowell.org/ and become a Doors Open Lowell Facebook friend here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Doors-Open-Lowell/124484050963278?sk=info. Look for the full schedule of dates, days and times to be posted by May1st. Here are a few teasers from the roster: the Claflin Block; Old City Hall; Acre churches;…
Read More »Ann McLane Kuster, Democrat from New Hampshire Emily’s List – a national political action committee – has announced its “round one” seal of approval for Democrat Ann McLane Kuster in her run for New Hampshire’s Second Congressional District in 2012. While not a full endorsement of Kuster and three others –…
Read More »I spent this morning at the UMass Lowell Tsongas Center participating in the “Money Strong” Fair sponsored by Jeanne d’Arc Credit Union for the benefit of seniors at Lowell High School. It was an amazing event, one that all students (and many adults) should be required to attend. The JDCU…
Read More »Alan Khazei has told us today on Twitter, Facebook and through the mainstream media that he is officially “in” the race for the Massachusetts United States Senate seat currently held by Scott Brown. While many others have declined to run including former Congressman Joe Kennedy, former Congressman Marty Meehan, Governor Deval Patrick,…
Read More »The J.C. Ayer lot is the home of a most splendid monument – the Ayer lion. The monument by celebrated sculptor Mr. Price Joy is made of Italian marble. Above it lies in repose amid the spring flowers, plants and trees so beautiful and abundant in the Lowell Cemetery. Here’s a reminder from the…
Read More »This is a great video of Road Scholar Transport delivering a piece of steel beam from the World Trade Center for the Dracut 911 Memorial. The memorial is expected to be completed sometime in July of this year. This video was originally posted by roadscholarawareness.org
Read More »In the Boston Herald this morning – writer Donna Goodison puts the spotlight on Lowell’s future in the new industrial revolution. The state-of-the-art UMass Lowell Emerging Technologies and Innovation Center – opening in the fall of 2012 – is the focus for the future. Just as its famous mills are a symbol of…
Read More »Charles Blow in today’s NYTimes and Fareed Zakaria on cnn.com both weigh in with truth squad reports on the antics of The Donald, who should be de-horsed in the GOP presidential stakes by that political party itself. The serious grown-ups on the Repub side should stand together and denounce once and…
Read More »The bun’s the thing! As we’ve mentioned before the proprietor of the well-known Lawton’s Famous Frankfruter establishment on the banks of a Lawrence canal has decamped with the historic secret recipe with plans to open in another spot in the neighborhood. (See original post here) The current property owner planned to reopen the…
Read More »According to this story from wkyc.com, Lowell Superintendent of Schools Chris Scott is one of eight finalists for the school superintendent position in Cleveland. Here’s what the article says about Scott: Lowell, Massachusetts Public Schools Superintendent Chris Augusta Scott became the superintendent of Lowell public schools in March, 2008. Before…
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