LTC Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony

Lowell Telecommunications Corporation held its annual meeting last night at the organization’s Market Street facility.  With a pot luck dinner and the chance to re-connect with old friends, the Annual Meeting is more of a communal festival than a business meeting (although there is a bit of that too). LTC…

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“Savannah and Lowell: Common Assets and Challenges” by Fred Faust

Fred Faust recently visited Savannah, Georgia, and compared historic preservation efforts in light of ongoing discussions occurring in Lowell about balancing preservation and business needs. Here are his observations: Despite climate and geography, Savannah, Georgia, and Lowell, Massachusetts, share a lot in common.  Both cities’ early industries were dependent upon…

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Lowell High School’s “Open Campus”

At the recent Distinguished Alumni induction ceremony, Bob Kilmartin (LHS Class of 1976), one of the honorees, mentioned having an “open campus” at Lowell High during his time there.  Many current Lowell residents are unfamiliar with the “open campus” experiment so I asked Jim Peters, whose father Wayne Peters, was…

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Visiting New York City

I just returned from a weekend trip to New York City, something that has become an annual family event in recent years.  Here are some observations: Getting There: This trip we rode a bus to NYC and it was a great experience that I highly recommend.  C&J Bus Lines from…

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Enterprise Bank Celebration of Excellence

Congratulations to Enterprise Bank for another wonderful Celebration of Excellence event last night at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium.  Congratulations also to those who were recognized for their contributions to the community with Excellence awards.  The recipients were: Entrepreneur of the Year:  Nancy Chippendale of Nancy Chippendale’s Dance Studios of North…

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