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This is the second installment of my Lowell in World War One series which commemorates the centennial of the entry of the United States into World War One. To help commemorate this anniversary in Lowell, each week during 2017 and 2018, I hope to post the daily headlines that appeared…
Read More »Lowell Walks Kick-off Seventy people ventured to the North Common yesterday morning for the first Lowell Walk of the 2017 season. Our route took us across the Common, down Fletcher to Pawtucket to Salem and back to the beginning. Along the way we saw and talked about The North Common,…
Read More »On the Road Again: In Germany By Mike Boudreau Mike Boudreau grew up crisscrossing the city of Boston before settling in Tyngsboro, MA, in 2002. After a 28-year career in the U.S. Air Force, he returned to New England and earned a Masters in Community and Social Psychology at UMASS…
Read More »With weather forecasters predicting temperatures in the 70s next week, perhaps we are done with winter weather for the season. Here is a recap of the snow we received over the past few months: December 5, 2016 – Monday – 1 inch of snow December 12, 2016 – Monday –…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Once upon a time, when students learned civics in high school, we were taught that one of the inspired decisions of our Founding Fathers was the creation of a bicameral Congress with different yet complementary roles. The House…
Read More »Today is the 100th anniversary of America’s entry into World War I. On April 4, 1917, the U.S. Senate voted 82 to 6 to declare war on Germany, and on April 6, 1917, the House of Representatives voted 373 to 50 for the declaration. Because America did not have a…
Read More »Council takes up a motion early: Councilor Elliott – Request City Council recognize Peter Kostoulakos for his contributions to restoring Mayoral portraits at Lowell City Hall. He has restored many Mayoral portraits at no charge to the city. Mr. Kostoulakos thanks the council and explains that the project started several…
Read More »This year marks the centennial of the entry of the United States into World War One. To help commemorate this anniversary in Lowell, each week during 2017 and 2018, I hope to post the daily headlines that appeared in Lowell newspapers at that time. The United States formally declared war…
Read More »Lowell Justice Center On Wednesday of this past week, a representative of the state agency that is overseeing the work on the Lowell Justice Center visited Middlesex Superior Court to give a briefing on the status of the new Lowell Justice Center. He said that construction is proceeding on schedule,…
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