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City Council – Bike Lanes The city council’s transportation subcommittee met last Tuesday before the regular council meeting. Their topic was the bike lanes on Fr. Morissette Boulevard. They recommended some changes to the markings around the lanes – nothing that seemed too drastic – but the biggest thing to…
Read More »Lowell Social Media Conference Thanks to all who attended yesterday’s 2nd annual Lowell Social Media Conference at LTC. We had some great presentations and plenty of audience participation. The 3rd annual Social Media Conference will be held on the first Saturday in December next year (which happens to be December…
Read More »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…
Read More »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…
Read More »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.…
Read More »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…
Read More »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 –…
Read More »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…
Read More »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.
Read More »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,…
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