Current Events

There are (at least) two important events happening in Lowell tomorrow night. Take your pick, but please try to make it to one of them: Downtown Canalway Visioning Session Wednesday, November 16, 2016, 6 pm to 8 pm UMass Lowell Innovation Hub, 110 Canal St, 3rd Floor The City is…

At 10 p.m. last night, Twitter reported that the Canadian immigration website had crashed. It was time to go to bed. While the election outcome wasn’t final, by that point it was clear to me that Donald Trump would be the next president of the United States. I did go…

សន្លឹកឆ្នោត ការិយាល័យទី១នៅលើសន្លឹកឆ្នោតគឺ ការបោះឆ្នោតជ្រើសរើសប្រធានាធិបតី ។ បេក្ខជនប្រធានាធិបតី និងអនុប្រធានាធិបតីគឺឈរឈ្មោះជាកព្ចាប់ ដូច្នេះហើយទើបឈ្មោះពួកគេនៅជាមួយគ្នាលើសន្លឹកឆ្នោត ។ ឆ្នាំនេះមានបេក្ខជនមកពីគណបក្សនយោបាយចំនួនបួន ។ ខាងក្រោមនេះគឺគំរូឈ្មោះពួកគេលើសន្លឹកឆ្នោត ៖ Clinton និង Kaine     គណបក្សប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ Democrat Stein និង Baraka      គណបក្ស Green Rainbow Johnson និង Weld    គណបក្ស Libertarian Trump និង Pence     គណបក្សសាធារណរដ្ឋ Republican ការបោះឆ្នោតឆ្នាំនេះ យើងក៏ធ្វើការបោះឆ្នោត ដើម្បីជ្រើសរើសតំណាងក្នុង រដ្ឋសភាសហព័ន្ធ ។ បេក្ខជនដែលត្រូវបានជ្រើសរើសនឹងក្លាយជាតំណាងរបស់យើងទាំងអស់គ្នានៅក្នុងសភានៅរដ្ឋធានីវ៉ាសីុនតោនឌីសីុ ។ មានបេក្ខជនចំនួន២រូបគឺ ៖ Nicola “ Niki” Tsongas…

សំនួរលើសន្លឹកឆ្នោត (Ballot Questions) សំរាប់ការបោះឆ្នោតឆ្នាំនេះ អ្នកនឹងបោះឆ្នោតជ្រើសរើស ប្រធានាធិបតី សមាជិកសភាសហព័ន្ធ និងមន្ត្រីសំរាប់ការិយាល័យផ្សេងៗទៀត ។ អ្នកក៏នឹងបោះឆ្នោត Yes ឬ No លើសំនួរចំនួន៤ធំៗរួមមាន : សំនួរទី ១ :    តើរដ្ឋម៉ាសាឈូសេតគួរអនុញ្ញាតអោយបើកកាសីុណូមួយទៀតឬទេ ? Yes ឬ No សំនួរទី ២ :    តើរដ្ឋម៉ាសាឈូសេតគួរអនុញ្ញាតអោយមានសាលា Charter Schools ថ្មីយ៉ាងហោចណាស់ ១២ សាលារៀងរាល់ឆ្នាំដែរឬទេ ? Yes ឬ No សំនួរទី ៣ :    តើកសិករគួរត្រូវបានហាមឃាត់ការចឹញ្ជឹមសត្ខជ្រូក គោ និងមាន់បែបដាក់តែក្នុងទ្រង់តូច មិនអាចអោយសត្វទាំងនោះ ឈរ អង្គុយ ឬ ងាកជុំវិញបាន ដែរឬទេ…

Paul Hudon offers an interesting take on this year’s election. On the Other Hand By Paul Hudon ‘Grab them by the n*ts. When you’re the alpha male, they’ll let you do anything.’ That was the political advice given recently by Donald Trump. Mr Trump is the presidential candidate and notional…

Richard Moore, founder of Children in Crossfire, speaking at the inaugural event of the Center for Irish Partnerships at UMass Lowell Speaker Series, UMass Lowell Inn and Conference Center, Oct. 24, 2016. In 1972 at ten years of age whilst on his way home from school in Derry, Ireland Richard…

The Lowell Sustainability Council’s 2nd Sustainability Summit will be held tomorrow (Saturday, October 22, 2016) from 10:00 am to 1:30 pm at Enterprise Bank’s Community Room, 18 Palmer Street, 2nd floor (opposite The Coffee Mill). The free event is open to the public. The Summit will bring together the Lowell Department…

  By Mimi Parseghian Steve Koczela, who is president of the MAssINC Polling Group and a contributor to WBUR, has written a through provoking article on the state’s “weakening democratic foundation.” Mr.  Koczela writes: “…when you get into the voting booth [next month], look how few of the contests on…

The Tsongas Industrial History Center celebrated its 25th anniversary last night with a ceremony and reception at its Boott Mill home. The Center’s director, Sheila Kirschbaum, who served as master of ceremonies, opened the program by reminding us of Paul Tsongas’s determination to recognize Lowell’s place in American history. Lowell…