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Save the date: Saturday, October 31, 2015 at 10 am for a Lord Overpass Walkabout starting from outside Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center at 246 Market Street. Massachusetts Department of Transportation is in the midst of planning major renovations to the Lord Overpass in Lowell, work that is directly…
Read More »Main takeaway – Public input session on Lord Overpass project on Monday, November 16, 2015 at 6 pm at the Lowell Senior Center. The Lowell City Council traffic subcommittee met last evening for an update on the Lord Overpass renovation project. A greater than usual volume of traffic due to…
Read More »Here’s a voting season special event. Be reminded of the legacy of civic involvement by the progeny of the founders of democracy in old Greece. “Politics in the Polis: Greek-American Participation in Lowell Elections” is a public program set for Thursday, Oct. 8, 7 pm, in the auditorium, room 222,…
Read More »Mill No. 5 is a happening place on a late Sunday morning! Today, the band at the Farm Market was the Brown Boot Boys. The Farm Market is open Sundays from 10-2 and is a great destination walk.
Read More »Fred Faust, principal of The Edge Group, Inc., a real estate consulting firm, previously was an assistant to U.S. Senator Paul Tsongas. He shares the following essay: This is another entry in a series about people in the Greater Lowell area who have taken initiative and achieved special things. Feel…
Read More »Amy Bisson sent some photos and commentary last week that I’m just now getting around to posting. Thanks, Amy! Last night (September 28), more than a few people were out watching the lunar eclipse unfold. More than a few times a jet or plane raced across the sky as the full…
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Lord Overpass The City Council’s Transportation Subcommittee meets this Tuesday, October 6, 2015, at 5:30 pm at the City Council chambers of Lowell City Hall to discuss the Lord Overpass Renovation Project. The committee chair is Councilor Milinazzo and the members are Councilors Martin and Leahy. At a previous meeting…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. No news here: People are increasingly fed up with Washington, with the political parties and with politicians. Three quarters of the American people disapprove of Congress, and the favorability rating of that august body ranges from 14 percent to…
Read More »Lowell Walks resumes tomorrow with a guided walking tour of the lower Highlands/Cambodia Town. The tour begins at Roberto Clemente Park at 10 am and will be conducted rain or shine. It is free and lasts 90 minutes. The tour will be led by me (Dick Howe) and Paul Ratha…
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