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Last weekend was the City Hall Monuments tour which was given as part of ArtWeek. Seventy people came on Saturday’s tour and 20 on Sunday’s (when rain threatened). Many who couldn’t make the two tours have asked me to post my notes online so they can get an idea of…
Read More »This is the 53rd installment of my Lowell in World War One series which commemorates the centennial of the entry of the United States into World War One. Here are the headlines from one hundred years ago for the past two weeks: April 29, 1918 – Monday – Germans launch…
Read More »ROLL CALL CITY CLERK Minutes of Finance SC April 24th; City Council Meeting April 24th, for acceptance. Communication from City Manager – Motion Responses A) Motion Response – Electric Vehicle Charging Stations. There will be additional stations in the Hamilton Canal District and more can easily be added. The six…
Read More »Mimi Parseghian previews tomorrow’s Lowell City Council meeting which has several significant agenda items: MOTION RESPONSES EV Charging Stations: Motion by Councilor K. Cirillo (3/22/18) Request City Manager provide a report regarding costs of adding three to four electric charging stations in the center of downtown. The response, prepared by…
Read More »Points of Light Lantern Celebration The 2nd annual Points of Light Lantern Celebration last night was a great success. A year ago, this event burst on the Lowell scene quite unexpectedly. Back then, despite very cold temperatures, hundreds of people gathered along the Western Canal in the heart of the…
Read More »This is the 52nd installment of my Lowell in World War One series which commemorates the centennial of the entry of the United States into World War One. Here are the headlines from one hundred years ago for the past two weeks: April 22, 1918 – Monday – Haig strengthens…
Read More »[Motions Taken Out of Order – Vice Chair Nuon takes the Mayor’s podium] Kennedy/C. Cirillo/M. Samaras – Req. City Mgr. and Board of Parks take necessary steps to ensure that the Page Softball Field at Shedd Park remain dedicated to girls softball. Mayor Samaras says there has been much…
Read More »ArtWeek 2018 begins this Friday across Massachusetts with Lowell as a big participant. The best way to keep informed of what’s going on locally is on the ArtWeek 2018 in Lowell Facebook page. Here are the Lowell events currently listed there: April 28, 11am-2pm: Artists’ Reception, Quilted Canvas II at…
Read More »Mimi Parseghian previews tomorrow night’s Lowell City Council meeting: After a two week hiatus, the City Council returns with a new City Manager and a full agenda. This week’s City Council agenda has only three motion responses but also has 8 votes that `the Council has to take on ordinances,…
Read More »Earth Day Today is Earth Day which marks the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970. Lowell will celebrate with a downtown Earth Day Parade and Festival. The pre-parade activities begin at 11:30 am at Lowell National Park Visitor Center and the parade kicks off at 12:30. In the…
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