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Volksmarch coming to Lowell

One of Germany’s most popular leisure time activities is Volksmarching which translates, I believe, to “people’s walk.” Every weekend there are dozens of Volksmarches all over Germany. The town hosting the vent typically designs a medal of some type that is reflective of the town’s history and heritage. People belong…

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Saturday Morning – Pawtucket Falls Overlook/Spalding House Park Developments: A Community Briefing

What? “A Community Briefing on Pawtucket Falls Overlook/Spalding House Park Developments.”  Learn about exciting plans for improvements and upgrades that will enhance public access to and visibility of these significant historic locations on both sides of the Merrimack River at the falls. Where? Spalding House Park behind the Lowell Parks & Conservation Trust’s…

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Lowell Film Festival begins Thursday

[youtube]9r72aGkShD4[/youtube] The 4th Annual Lowell Film Festival begins tomorrow (Thursday, April 28). The full schedule is available on the Festival’s website. In conjunction with the films being shown, I will conduct walking tours of “Civil War Lowell” on Thursday night at 6 pm (beginning at the Ladd & Whitney monument);…

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10th Anniversary of Doors Open Lowell Coming May 12-14, 2011

Check out Doors Open Lowell at the website here: http://www.doorsopenlowell.org/ and become a Doors Open Lowell Facebook friend here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Doors-Open-Lowell/124484050963278?sk=info. Look for the full schedule of dates, days and times to be posted by May1st. Here are a few teasers from the roster: the Claflin Block; Old City Hall; Acre churches;…

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UMass Lowell Professor Highly Rated by Students

Stephen Pennell, University of Massachusetts – Lowell  – Chair, Department of Mathematics   Ph.D., Brown University   Email: Stephen_Pennell@uml.edu Office: Olney 428-V Phone: (978) 934-2710. Research Interests: Mathematical modeling, fluid mechanics Home Page: http://faculty.uml.edu/spennell/pennells.htm Each year Rate My Professors, the internet’s largest destination-site for professor ratings, compiles a list of…

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