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Saab Emerging Technology Center
The Mark and Elisia Saab Emerging Technology Center from Southwick Hall at UMass Lowell North Campus. Photos by Tony Sampas.
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Public Art Opportunity for Lowell
City Councilor Dan Rourke is urging the City Manager to pursue funding for a new public art initiative in Lowell. Blogger Gerry Nutter wrote about this effort and cited the facts behind the Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge for Cities: Bloomberg Philanthropies is launching a new program to support temporary…
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Lowell Week in Review: October 19, 2014
Governor Patrick in Lowell It was great to see Governor Patrick in Lowell on Tuesday, bringing even more state money to the city. The Governor’s opening comment – that when he looked around he could not see a building that had not benefited from state funding in some way –…
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Read More »Mill Power: The Origin and Impact of Lowell National Historical Park by Paul Marion
Book Launch. Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center, 246 Market Street, Lowell MA. October 15, 2014.
Read More »People Power for ‘Mill Power’
Thank you to everyone who last night attended or wanted to attend (but could not) the book launch for ‘Mill Power: The Origin and Impact of Lowell National Historical Park.” We had a big crowd at the National Park Visitor Center. UTEC provided the food. Park staff made all the…
Read More »“Mill Power” book launch big success
Congratulations to co-blogger Paul Marion for the very successful launch event for his new book, Mill Power: The Origin and Impact of Lowell National Historical Park tonight at the National Park Visitor Center. The VC theater was packed with well-wishers who heard several people whose interviews are prominently featured from…
Read More »Gov Patrick Delivers $15mil to Lowell
Governor Deval Patrick traveled to Lowell (again) yesterday to deliver the $15mil needed for the reconstruction of the Lord Overpass. This infrastructure work is critical to the success of the entire Hamilton Canal District, particularly the Judicial Center. Standing in the open lot at the end of Jackson Street that…
Read More »South Common, Columbus Day
White tips on the close-cropped sloping lawns of the Common this morning before the sun is full up. Trees coming to total change, some of them most of the way there. Saturated crimson crown near the corner of Thorndike and Highland. Big honking candy-corn orange maple blasts color near the…
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