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Civic Engagement by Local Artists By Mimi Parseghian Last night I visited the LTC Gallery to view the current exhibition “20 Lessons from the 20th Century History or Civic Engagement as Visualized by Artists.” The list that comprised the topics for the posters came from an article written by a…
Read More »Sarah Kavanagh, Chief of Staff and Special Advisor to Ireland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Center, presenting for the Irish Partnerships Speaker Series, UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center, January 11, 2017: “Turning the Page: Meeting the Challenge of Commemorating the Centenary of the Easter Rising.” In 2000, Kavanagh…
Read More »Transportation Subcommittee Meeting (at 5:30 pm) Topic is Lord Overpass. City Manager Murphy explains that the success of Hamilton Canal rests on access to it, so Thorndike Street and the Lord Overpass is crucial to that project. Nicholas Bosonetto, the city traffic engineer begins. Mass DOT is providing $15mil for…
Read More »Following are a few email messages between Malaysia and Lowell this weekend. The story begins with Swagata Sinha Roy finding a poem of mine, “Deep in the Weave,” on the web, very likely in a post by my blogging colleague Marie, who shared on this blog a post from the…
Read More »Lowell High School Addition On the front page of the city’s new website, there is an icon for Lowell High School Project which links you to key documents, meeting minutes, and reports and presentations. Of particular note will be the slides from the January 5, 2017 presentation to the School…
Read More »Gus Bickford, a long-time Westford resident and the new chair of the Massachusetts Democratic Party, spoke to about 40 Democratic activists from around Greater Lowell this morning at the Greater Lowell Area Democrats meeting at the Radisson Hotel in Chelmsford. After reviewing his impressive and extensive resume as a political…
Read More »The following real estate sales occurred in Lowell last week (cross-posted from LowellDeeds blog): January 9, 2017 – Monday 16 Kearney Dr for $345,000. Prior sale in 1991 for $125,000 206 Pine St for $780,000. Prior sale in 1977 33-35 Jean Ave for $290,000. Prior sale in 1986 for…
Read More »richardhowe.com will be migrating to a new hosting site over the next few days so we’ll be offline during that period. We hope to be back in business on Monday. In the meantime, check our respective Facebook pages and Twitter feeds for Lowell news and commentary. Dick
Read More »Unfinished business: Motion by Councilor Elliott, request City Manager contact state regarding installation of “rolling barrier system” for intersection of Gorham St and Lowell Connector. Unfinished business; Motion by Councilors Elliott and Leahy, request city council vote to implement legal measures against National Grid for delays associated with bridge projects…
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