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Read More »Gov Patrick Celebrates Asian Heritage Month in Lowell
Governor Deval Patrick officially proclaimed the month of May to be Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts at a celebration in Lowell tonight. Held at the Sunny Da Restaurant and sponsored by the Governor’s Asian American Commission/Advisory Council and Lowell’s Southeast Asian community, the…
Read More »2014 ~ Doors Open Lowell
From our friends at “2014 ~ Doors Open Lowell” ~ Over 25 Historic Buildings Open May 15 – 17! The 13th Annual Doors Open Lowell, presented as part of Lowell’s National Preservation Month activities, will take place May 15-17. The event offers an insider’s look into the preservation of over…
Read More »South Common in Season
The South Common has begun to look like its warm-season self in the past week. I was out with Ringo the dog, my family’s Boston Terrier, last week just after the first lawn-mowing on the green slopes. The smell of freshly cut grass is one of those memory scents that…
Read More »1 Perkins St, Lowell
The Charles J. Hoff Alumni Scholarship Center at 1 Perkins St., Lowell. Photo by Tony Sampas
Read More »City Council meeting: May 6, 2014
I had another commitment earlier tonight so Jack Moynihan kindly covered the first 40 minutes of the meeting until I was able to get online. Thanks Jack! Meeting called to order at 6:35 by Mayor Elliot Councilor Samaras asked for a moment of silence for a deceased teacher whose name…
Read More »Municipal WIFI for Lowell
Some online followers of Lowell politics have created a drinking game called “double poles.” Every time a city councilor at a city council meeting utters the words “double poles” (as in two telephone poles standing side-by-side) participants in the game take a drink of an adult beverage. It’s a joke,…
Read More »Donate Books for Upcoming Pollard Library Book Sale!
The call for books is out from the Friends of the Pollard Memorial Library! This is a great opportunity for the community to support your public library and the mission and program of the Friends. The Friends of the Pollard Library annual book sale takes place Thursday-Saturday, May 15-17, at the…
Read More »Military moves (slowly) on Sexual assault by Marjorie Arons-Barron
The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Reports of rape and sexual assault were up 50 percent last year, according to a Pentagon study released on Thursday. What’s unclear is whether that reflects more reporting or more assaults. And what of the record in bringing…
Read More »Lowell Historical Society Annual Meeting ~ Saturday May 10, 2014
Annual Meeting of the Lowell Historical Society Saturday, May 10, 2014 at 2:00PM Pollard Memorial Library Community Room /Ground Floor Brief Business Meeting / Election of Officers and Directors Followed by a Presentation “Treasures Uncovered: Highlights of the Municipal Archives” Join Lowell Historical Society’s Vice-President Kim Zunino for an introduction to…
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