Shotspotter technology and the City Council

February 10, 2014 by DickH Posted in Lowell 3 Comments

After posting my Week in Review column earlier today, a reader named Joe left the following comment: About a decade ago Ed Davis wanted to bring the shot spotter gunshot detection system to Lowell. I forget the reason but it never materialized. This week I watched councilors Belanger and Rourke…

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Lowell as ‘Bingopolis’

February 10, 2014 by PaulM Posted in History, Lowell, Culture 2 Comments

On the Lowell Memorial Auditorium website, I found this fascinating nugget in Ed Harley’s history of the building—PM “After its dedication in 1922, the Lowell Memorial Auditorium hosted a variety of conventions, civic and religious affairs, and programs of purely recreational or educational values. Liberty Hall became the home of…

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Beatles 50 Years Ago

February 9, 2014 by Tony Posted in Culture, Lowell 1 Comment

Fifty years ago on February 9, 1964 the Beatles appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show. Their performance is a part of  music history. Two years after the Sullivan performance, the Beatles came to Massachusetts. It was 1966 and I was fifteen years old…and I loved the Beatles (as I still…

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Week in Review: February 9, 2014

February 9, 2014 by DickH Posted in Politics 5 Comments

Special City Council Meeting On Monday night the city council held a special meeting for the purpose of selecting an acting city manager from the date Bernie Lynch’s resignation takes effect until a new city manager takes office. The council voted unanimously to appoint current city clerk Michael Geary to…

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Adventures of Ivy (dog videos)

February 9, 2014 by DickH Posted in Culture Leave a Comment

I’ve long urged people to start producing short videos about life in Lowell. Content more than quality is the point. Flood the internet with a video record about everyday things that we take for granted but when seen in video might help us appreciate them more. Back in January, I…

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