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Human rights activist John Prendergast will be at UMass Lowell for four days in early April. Several of his presentations are free and open to the public. Everyone is welcome. Tuesday, April 3, 12.30-1.45 pm “Good News Peace Stories from Africa: The 2012 Day Without Violence Lecture.” Sponsored by the…
Read More »Yesterday morning at the UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center, the Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce held its 17th Annual Municipal Breakfast. Moderated by Lowell Mayor Patrick Murphy, the event featured the city/town managers of Lowell, Westford, Dracut, Chelmsford and Billerica each giving an overview of the important civic and…
Read More »Last night, nearly 20 people gathered at the Moses Greeley Parker Library in Dracut for an illustrated lecture by Richard Marion, who showed in Powerpoint format about 25 images of Lowell places, buildings, and scenes from among the hundreds that he has created in the past 40 years. The talk…
Read More »Tony Sampas brings his camera to St Margaret’s Church on Stevens Street in Lowell
Read More »From left in above photo: Mike Hubbard, Ryan Green, Bob Cronin, Bob Page and Bob White. Last night at the monthly meeting of the Greater Lowell Veterans Council at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium, Mike Hubbard and Ryan Green, the commander and vice commander of the UMass Lowell Student Veterans Organization,…
Read More »Tony Sampas sent along the above photo of Lowell’s Irish Monument located on Cardinal O’Connell Parkway.
Read More »The latest observations and comments from regular contributor Jim Peters: What with the weather and everything feeling slightly out of order, my mind has been meandering in all directions. First, I personally liked the Mayor’s former secretary, but I remember that in my Dad’s day, the person appointed only stayed…
Read More »Toastmasters International, the organization devoted to improving public speaking by its members, is opening a new chapter in Lowell. A Kick-Off/Open House event will be held on Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at 7 pm at Ideal Global Solutions, 296 Westford Street in Lowell. Everyone is invited and there is not…
Read More »Regular visitors to richardhowe.com have seen his colorful paintings and distinctive drawings. The Moses Greeley Parker Library in Dracut will present “A Night with Richard Marion: Lowell–The Observed and Painted City” tomorrow, Tuesday, March 27, at 7.00 pm at Dracut’s public library, 28 Arlington Street. The illustrated lecture is free…
Read More »Howl in Lowell pays a visit to three classic diner cars in downtown Lowell: The Club Diner, Arthur’s Paradise Diner, and The Owl Diner. [youtube]t9VwgH9lmvo[/youtube]
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