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Thanks to the 85 people who packed the community room at the Pollard Memorial Library in Lowell last evening to hear Chaim Rosenberg and me talk about our new book, Legendary Locals of Lowell. After 45 minutes of discussion, we signed books for many in the crowd. We were fortunate…
Read More »John Edward, a resident of Chelmsford who earned his master’s degree at UMass Lowell and who teaches economics at Bentley University and UMass Lowell, contributes the following column. Sequestration is here. Our “leaders” in Washington cannot reach a budget agreement. They set up sequestration as a default option that would…
Read More »Tonight at 7 pm at Lowell’s Pollard Memorial Library, Chaim Rosenberg and I will talk about our new book, Legendary Locals of Lowell, after which we will sign copies of the book. The gathering will be in the ground floor Community Room and we will have books for sale. The…
Read More »Last call! Last reminder! for the musical experience called “Melody Cavalcade”. Tomorrow night March 15th and Saturday night March 16th! Tickets now on sale for THE GLMT MELODY CAVALCADE ! March 15 and 16, 7:30 p.m. Fisher Hall, UMass Lowell Performer Spotlight Soprano MARA BONDE has thrilled audiences in diverse…
Read More »Legendary Locals of Lowell is now available locally at Guy Lefebvre’s Lowell Gallery at 14 Jackson Street. Just around the corner from Central Street, Lowell Gallery is a treasure trove of historic images and artifacts of Lowell as well as a great place to get something framed. Plenty of convenient…
Read More »Lowell’s Franco American School will hold its annual spring auction this year on Friday, April 5, 2013 at 7 pm at Mt Pleasant Golf Club (99 Staples Street in Lowell). The theme this year is a Chocolate Festival which is enough by itself to get me to attend. In addition…
Read More »Tonight (March 13) at 6:30 and again on April 10 at 6:30 PM in the City Hall Council Chamber, the city of Lowell will hold public hearings on the state of cable TV service in Lowell. This is a once-every-five-years important opportunity for you to share your views on cable…
Read More »Ed Markey doesn’t shy away from his fight to take assault weapons off our streets: [youtube]4R_eMqhv0Ag[/youtube]
Read More »Reminders are all around us! It’s that time… to “spring forward.” The annual leap to Daylight Saving Time happens officially at 2am tomorrow – Sunday March 10, 2013. What does it mean? Who instigated this whole time change thing? Is it a good thing or a bad thing? Do we…
Read More »Help us with a critical problem in the Merrimack Vally – homelessness! CTI brings you its annual fundraiser that combined with other private and public resources help prevent homelessness. Save the date of April 11, 2013 and come aboard the “Mighty Merrimack Riverboat Queen” for a fun night for this important cause .…
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