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The Lowell Historical Society seeks our help in identifying the man depicted in this bust. Any ideas?
Read More »Lowell Week in Review: November 20, 2016
Walkability I often write about walkability. Making Lowell a more walkable city – and getting more people walking, biking, and using public transportation – would yield many benefits. Here are a few: Economic Development Last spring, GE (formerly known as General Electric) stunned many when it announced it was moving…
Read More »Lowell Real Estate: Week of November 14, 2016
This is cross posted from the Lowell Deed blog. Lowell real estate sales during the week of November 14, 2016 November 14, 2016 – Monday 1217 Pawtucket Blvd Unit 58 for $162,300. Prior sale in 2009 for $130,000 26 Kearney Dr for $255,000. Prior sale in 1958 32 Hudson St…
Read More »Khmer News: President-elect Donald Trump
ប្រធានាធិបតីជាប់ឆ្នោត ដូណាល់ ត្រាំ President Elect Donald Trump សបា្តហ៏មុន លោក ដូណាល់ ត្រាំ ត្រូវបានជាប់ឆ្នោតដែលនឹងក្លាយជាប្រធានាធិបតីសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិកបន្ទាប់ ។ លោក ត្រាំ ឈ្នះ បើទោះជាគាត់ទទួលបានសំលេងឆ្នោតតិចតួចជាងដៃគូរបស់លោក គឺលោកស្រី ហីឡារី គ្លីនតុន ក៏ដោយ (នៅក្រុងឡូវែល គ្លីនតុន ទទួលបាន ២៣១៨៩ សំលេង ត្រាំទទួលបាន ១០៤៩៥ សំលេង)។ ត្រាំ ឈ្នះព្រោះគាត់ទទួលបាន Electoral Vote ច្រើនជាងគ្លីនតុន ។ មេដឹកនាំសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិកជំនាន់ដើម មិនចង់អោយមនុស្សសាមញ្ញបោះឆ្នោតជ្រើសរើសប្រធានាធិបតីដោយ ផ្ទាល់ទេ ។ ផ្ទុយទៅវិញ ប្រជាជនបោះឆ្នោតជ្រើសរើស Elector ដែលជាអ្នកកំណត់ជ្រើសរើសប្រធាធិបតី ។ រដ្ឋនីមួយៗមានចំនួន Elector ស្មើនឹងចំនួន សមាជិកសភានិងព្រឹទ្ធសភាសហព័ន្ធមកពីរដ្ឋនោះ ។ ឧទាហរណ៏…
Read More »Hamilton Canal District: A Center of American Innovation
Several weeks ago, the Lowell City Council voted to rename the Hamilton Canal District the Hamilton Canal Innovation District. Innovation is an appropriate label to affix to this large parcel, for innovation is embedded in its history. The machinery for Lowell’s first mill was built in Waltham but the Merrimack…
Read More »Gone Lowell: Hoods
The Insulation of Ordinariness
In company with our readers, I have been thinking about the election results and reading articles left-right-and-center for a week. How did Donald Trump manage one of the epic upsets in American political history? Why did so many people who analyze government and politics for a living miss what was…
Read More »Lowell City Council Meeting: November 15, 2016
Communications from the City Manager Plain Street realignment: Manager says city has negotiated an agreement suitable to the VFW. With that agreement, the design of the intersection can move forward. Joanne & Drew Weber Way: Councilor Mercier was disappointed that UMass Lowell opted not to rename UMass Lowell’s right of…
Read More »Wednesday Night: Two Events
There are (at least) two important events happening in Lowell tomorrow night. Take your pick, but please try to make it to one of them: Downtown Canalway Visioning Session Wednesday, November 16, 2016, 6 pm to 8 pm UMass Lowell Innovation Hub, 110 Canal St, 3rd Floor The City is…
Read More »College Aborted College Regained
Another essay by Bob Hodge, a 1973 graduate of Lowell High School, a 1990 graduate of University of Lowell, and one of the greatest runners to come from Lowell – ever. Bob has previously contributed, Running Down a Dream: Cohasset by the Sea Road Race, April 1978 and School Daze…
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