Thanks to everyone who attended today’s Lowell Social Media Conference. With 61 names on the sign-in sheet, our audience grew considerably in size this year. Thanks especially to Lowell Telecommunications Corp which co-sponsored and ably hosted the event, especially Gloria Polites and Steve Brogan. An intern from LTC video recorded…
This composition 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 that was broadcast for a few years in the…
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.…
Tonight, I will be at the Pollard Memorial Library on Merrimack Street next to City Hall at 7 pm, talking about “Mill Power: The Origin and Impact of Lowell National Historical Park.” The format is brief remarks, a short reading, and then questions-and-answers. “Mill Power” ($25) is available at the National Park…
Thanks to the Lowell National Historical Park for the reminder that on this day December 1, 1831, Lowell High opened its doors. As a former member of the faculty, I proudly salute Lowell High School for One-Hundred and Eighty-Three years of service and dedication to the students of Lowell –…
With no council meeting, the first snowstorm of the season, and Thanksgiving, this was a quiet week politically so with the 2nd annual Lowell Social Media Conference just a week away, I figured I’d spend this morning reviewing some of our past gatherings. 2nd Annual Lowell Social Media Conference this…
Thanks to reader JohnB for sharing this panoramic photo of Cawley Stadium just before kickoff in yesterday’s Haverhill vs Lowell High Thanksgiving Day football game which was won by Lowell, 8-6.
I left Tom Brady and the Patriots with their halftime lead to hear how a crowd of UMass Lowell music students would interpret some of my favorite music. And now, I’m just back from a beautiful and complex performance of music of The Beatles, presented by the UMass Lowell Dept of Music,…
Post-Election Political Lull With the state election on the fourth day of the month, November began with a high level of political intensity that saw the election of Charlie Baker as Governor and Rady Mom as State Representative in the two races that were most closely contested around here. With…
Lowell Telecommunications Corporation held its annual meeting last night at the organization’s Market Street facility. With a pot luck dinner and the chance to re-connect with old friends, the Annual Meeting is more of a communal festival than a business meeting (although there is a bit of that too). LTC…