History

Light Up Lowell’s Canals

One of my colleagues at UMass Lowell, Bryce Hoffman, the executive director of marketing, is still somewhat new to the city. With his fresh perspective, he suggests that we need to do more with our unique canal system, which is a big part of what makes Lowell a distinctive place.…

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UMass Lowell Author Event: Nelson Mandela’s Guard & Later Friend

The late Nelson Mandela with Christo Brand (web photo courtesy of nelsonmandela.org) UMass Lowell’s Office of the Provost cordially invites the community to a special event on Thursday, Dec. 4, at 4 p.m. in Moloney Hall at University Crossing featuring Christo Brand, author of “Mandela: My Prisoner, My Friend.” Brand was Nelson Mandela’s…

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“Oh, Those Stones” by Jim Peters

Frequent contributor Jim Peters shares the following on some Lowell history: I have been asked to  write my meanderings on something other than my meanderings, so I took them at their word and am writing about the meanderings of three, not well-known, souls who once meandered through Lowell before dying.…

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Kirk Street Clock Rededication

The famous Kirk Street Clock that is set outside of Lowell High School was rededicated today.  The fully refurbished clock will have its time reset after power outages and time changes by a satellite uplink.  The chimes on the clock have been set to sound louder between the hours of…

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