Politics

Unclaimed property list

When the Commonwealth’s fall 2011 “Unclaimed Property” pamphlet tumbled out of the Globe yesterday, I didn’t recognize it. For the first time in my memory, the cover of the pamphlet was not graced with the photo of the incumbent State Treasurer. Joe Malone, Shannon O’Brien, Tim Cahill, you name it,…

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Lowell Historical Society Presents “J. C. Ayer & Co. and the Civil War” – October 23, 2011

The Sesquicentennial of the Civil War. Remembrance of the Civil War and the role played by the city of  Lowell and its citizenry continues as a theme as the Lowell Historical Society opens its 2011-2012 program season with a presentation entitled  “J.C. Ayer & Company and the Civil War.”  The…

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U Mass Lowell Launches Public Opinion Center and Hosts US Senate Debate

The University of Massachusetts Lowell joins other universities with its own Center for Public Opinion. According to Lowell’s Chancellor Marty Meehan: “The Center for Public Opinion will advance understanding of government, societal issues and the political process and encourage cicivc engagement among our students to help them achieve the well-rounded…

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