Lowell

Lowell Week in Review: May 17, 2015

It was another quiet council meeting this past Tuesday night which has been the norm since the snow melted. That might all change since the city’s FY16 budget should be out soon.  City Manager Murphy has done a good job of addressing the priorities of the city councilors and he…

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Lowell Walks Summer 2015 Schedule

Lowell Walks is a series of guided walking tours of downtown Lowell on Saturday mornings throughout the summer.  Each tour has a different topic led by a different tour guide.  All tours begin at 10:00 A.M. from the Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center at 246 Market Street in Lowell.…

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Lowell Week in Review: May 10, 2015

New School Superintendent The School Committee on Friday night selected Salah Khelfaoui to be the next superintendent of the Lowell Public Schools by a four to three vote.  A search committee had narrowed the field to five candidates.  The others were current Lowell Deputy Superintendent Jay Lang, Memphis Superintendent Kriner…

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Museum Expansion in Boston

“Nine years after moving into its waterfront building, the Institute of Contemporary Art is hoping to expand into an adjacent office tower and increase its gallery space by a third. At the heart of a proposal before the Boston Redevelopment Authority is the museum’s effort to take up two floors…

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Culture & Community

 “The most important thing a museum creates is an audience.”—Matthew Teitelbaum The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston has a new director coming, Matthew Teitelbaum. Read about him and the cultural institution he led for 17 years, the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), where he has shaped inspiring programs, exhibitions,…

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Lowell Week in Review: May 3, 2016

Marty Meehan to Lead Entire UMass System In a week filled with major national news, the big story locally was the unanimous selection of UMass Lowell Chancellor Marty Meehan to be the President of the entire University of Massachusetts system.  Anyone living in Lowell can attest that many good things…

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