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If you are near Lowell, MA on Saturday see DETROPIA – Film Screening + Post Film Discussion! Saturday, Nov. 16, 1:00PM, Boott Cotton Mills Events Center, 115 Foot of John Street, Lowell, Free admission! Guest Speaker: UMass Lowell HISTORY Professor Robert Forrant. A critically acclaimed look at what happens when…
Read More »Last Wednesday it was our privilege to be guests at the UMass Lowell 2013 Flag Raising Ceremony & Veterans Day Celebration held outside Cumnock Hall/North Campus. The flag-raising ceremony paid tribute to UMass Lowell’s more than 1,450 student veterans, 2013 Veterans Alumni Hall of Fame inductees and veterans throughout the…
Read More »One year after her decisive victory over Scott Brown, Senator Elizabeth Warren invited the most active volunteers from her campaign to a celebration today at the Summer Shack in Cambridge. I asked some of the Lowell volunteers who attended to share their thoughts about this event and about Senator Warren’s…
Read More »The East Pawtucketville Neighborhood Group sent along this report from its November 4, 2013 Meeting. The group meets again on December 2, 2013 at 7 pm at the McAvinnue School at 131 Mammoth Road. On the agenda will be the topic of “Healthy Homes.” [Ed. Note to other neighborhood groups:…
Read More »Here’s a press release I received today from the Van Pech campaign: VAN PECH MARKS END OF 2013 COUNCIL CAMPAIGN As One Chapter Closes, a Continued Call to Action Thank you so much for all your hard work, your dedication, and your commitment to this campaign. I know all of…
Read More »I am so encouraged by the many photos of campaign volunteers, especially so many younger people, that have been posted during this campaign season in Lowell, Mass. We don’t know what the results will be tonight after 8 pm, but I have to believe that our civic culture has been…
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Lowell Makes is a “makerspace” located at 47 Lee Street in Lowell that holds its grand opening today at 10am. All are invited to attend. Every makerspace is unique, but all share some characteristics such as Shared equipment, tools and resources most people cannot afford on their own or fit…
Read More »Reading the comments of old friend and unofficial historian of all things Grove, South Lowell and Sacred Heart Parish – John Quealey – on Dick’s Witch Bonney post reminded me of my Halloween post of last year. Learning of the Irish roots of so much of Halloween lore made me do…
Read More »Save the date: The First Annual Lowell Social Media Conference Saturday, December 7, 2013 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Lowell Telecommunications Corp 246 Market St, Lowell Topics include: • Taking the temperature of Lowell’s blogosphere • Best practices for Tweets & short form video • Social media in the…
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