From the 1934 Celebration – Authentic Souvenir Pin – 200th Anniversary of the Town of Tewksbury The town of Tewksbury – once a part of the town of Billerica – celebrates the 276th anniversary of it charter on December 4. Under the auspices of the Tewksbury Historical Society, Charter…
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I’m starting to see some early indicators of a turnaround in real estate in the Greater Lowell region. To paraphrase Winston Churchill, it may not be the beginning of the end of the housing slump, but it could very well be the end of the beginning. Here at the end…
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The Lowell SUN is reporting on breaking news that UMass Lowell Chancellor Marty Meehan has asked to have his name removed from the list of candidates being considered to replace Jack Wilson as president of the University of Massachusetts system. University of Massachusetts Lowell Chancellor Marty Meehan has dropped out…
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The Boston Globe is reporting today on its breaking news Business Updates that DiagnosisONE has moved its headquarters from Nashua, N.H., to the CrossPoint Towers in Lowell. …The opening of a larger headquarters office is the latest example of DiagnosisONE’s aggressive growth plans as the company expands its operations to…
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Lowell’s John Schneider has played a key role in advancing the Gateway Cities initiative at the MassINC think tank. Read more about the work here and scroll down on the page to see the link to Sunday’s Globe editorial about Gateway Cities. This is the first in a series about Gateway Cities. Lowell is mentioned…
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Author Jay Atkinson of Methuen and the world has a new book of short stories: “Tauvernier Street.” In today’s Globe and on boston.com reviewer Joseph Peschel rates the collection a good read, especially the stories that evoke Merrimack Valley life in our time, from the 1960s to the present day.…
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I spent last weekend, including Thanksgiving, in Wells, Maine. You can just image my shock when told that Sheriff Jim DiPaola committed suicide in Wells Friday night. When I heard the news I immediately checked the Internet and discovered DiPaola spent his last moments in Lafayette’s Ledgeview Ocean Resort. The…
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Next Monday, Dec. 6, at 5.30 pm, the Greater Lowell Community Foundation will announce its 2010 grant recipients, volunteer award recipients, and other awards at an event featuring keynnote speaker Paul S. Grogan, president and CEO of the Boston Foundation. The evening begins with a reception in the Hall of…
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Donald Trump may rule the Miss Universe/Miss USA/Miss Teen USA franchise but this weekend it was all about Miss Massachusetts and Miss Teen Massachusetts 2011 and the pageant site was in Lowell. Using a venue like the Lowell Memorial Auditorium was a first for this pageant. The audience, the organizers and…
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On the GOP side – State Representative-elect Paul Adams is also under the scrutiny of the Eagle-Tribune. As noted in today’s Keith Eddings article – there’s a question as to the source of his campaign funds: None of the 338 candidates who ran for the Massachusetts House of Representatives this…
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