History

COOL Gets $30,000 Cultural Economic Development Grant

The Cultural Organization of Lowell (COOL) received great news this week, according to LZ Nunn of the City’s Office of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (CASE), who also serves as COOL’s executive director. COOL and its local partners were awarded a $30,000 grant from the Mass Cultural Council Adams Arts Program for the Discover Lowell…

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Snow-Shock

What’s the equivalent of shell-shock for snow-ver-the-top white stuff? Snow fatigue? On the other hand a lawyer friend of mine is giddy about ski prospects in Vermont for the next many weeks. I’ve always admired the people in seasonal businesses, like fried dough at Hampton Beach, clam shacks on the…

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In the Merrimack Valley: Andover Joins Tewksbury, Wilmington in Approving Lowell Junction Loop Plan

The Eagle-Tribune is reporting today that the Andover Board of  Selectmen has approved the  alternative design for a new interchange off Interstate 93 into Lowell Junction. This allows plans for the project to move forward. There has long been a concern that federal officials would not give their needed approval since the alternate design…

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Tonight on WCVB-TV’s Chronicle: See the Real World of Lowell’s “The Fighter”

Tonight Chronicle – WCVB/Channel 5’s  iconic television magazine program – tells the tale of the real people and the real world behind the awarding-winning, made-in-Lowell movie –  “The Fighter.” From the Chronicle website: It’s taken in more than 70 million dollars at the box office, and took home seven Oscar…

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Lowell Train Crash 1955

This Universal Newsreel from August 25, 1955 deals with several topics including a train derailment in Lowell near the Concord River. Unfortunately, I had trouble editing the video and the Lowell item doesn’t start until 3:25 into it. Anyway, it is a great watch.

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