Lowell

Lowell Week in Review: January 15, 2017

Lowell High School Addition On the front page of the city’s new website, there is an icon for Lowell High School Project which links you to key documents, meeting minutes, and reports and presentations. Of particular note will be the slides from the January 5, 2017 presentation to the School…

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Lowell City Council Meeting: January 10, 2017

Unfinished business: Motion by Councilor Elliott, request City Manager contact state regarding installation of “rolling barrier system” for intersection of Gorham St and Lowell Connector. Unfinished business; Motion by Councilors Elliott and Leahy, request city council vote to implement legal measures against National Grid for delays associated with bridge projects…

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Lowell Week in Review: January 8, 2017

New City of Lowell Website Congratulations to all involved in the launch of the new city of Lowell website. It has a great look with plenty of pictures. It also has a responsive design which means it automatically rearranges itself to better fit the screen of your tablet or cell…

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Tough to Take a Walk

Tough to Take a Walk By Mimi Parseghian While reading one of those end of the old year, beginning of the new articles – you know, one of those focusing on finance, career, relationships, health and exercise – I saw an item that I liked: go for a walk outside…

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Lowell Year in Review: 2016

Some observations from the past year Waterways Vitality Project Kicking off with a big meeting at Luna Theater on January 28, 2016 and led by Fred Faust and Paul Marion with great assistance from the city, UMass Lowell, the National Park, and other partners, the Waterways Vitality Project made huge…

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‘Oranges at Christmas’

This post was first heard as a radio essay on the Sunrise program of WUML, 92.5 FM, at UMass Lowell. Executive producer Chris Dunlap assembled writers in the area for the daily essay feature, a  popular component of the morning public affairs show. I have shared this essay with rh.com readers…

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