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This coming Saturday, May 24, 2014 from 4pm until 6pm, the Greater Lowell Veterans Council will hold a Ham & Bean Supper at the Centralville Social Club, 364 West 6th Street in Lowell, to raise funds for the restoration of the recently discovered Solon Perkins Civil War battle flag (shown…
Read More »Democratic candidate for governor Don Berwick will be in Lowell this Friday and he wants to have lunch with YOU. Don will be at Brew’d Awakenings at 61 Market Street from 11:30 am until 1:30 pm. Stop by and talk to him about the issues that concern you and while…
Read More »Vote for New Auditor Hannah York appointed new City Auditor by a 9-0 vote. In subsequent vote, councilors direct mayor and city solicitor to meet with Ms. York and negotiate employment agreement. There’s no start date, however, councilors mentioned she would have to give two week’s notice to her current…
Read More »More than one hundred parents, grandparents, school staff and school supporters gathered tonight at the Stoklosa School for the annual Mary Bacigalupo Volunteer Appreciation night. This event publicly recognizes and honors the many people who volunteer countless hours in the public schools of Lowell. The event is named for Mary…
Read More »I was thinking about UMass Lowell’s Commencement the day after and made myself step back from the scene I was in to get a better sense of what was going on. The Tsongas Center on Saturday was a magnificent setting. When the pipes and drums started up, everyone in the…
Read More »Last Saturday morning the Tsongas Center resounded with “Pomp and Circumstance” bringing a record 3, 478 UMass Lowell students into the future. A dozen members of the Class of 1964 – seven from Lowell State – led the Class of 2014 into the Center to the applause, cheers, whistles and…
Read More »Bill Nye – scientist, engineer, author and inventor best known as “the Science Guy” from his award-winning TV show – was the commencement speaker at yesterday’s UMass Lowell graduation at the Tsongas Center. The media office of UMass Lowell sent out some excerpts from Nye’s remarks to the graduates. Here…
Read More »For the second consecutive week the Lowell City Council meeting was lacking in drama which is a good thing. A big part of that I believe is attributable to Kevin Murphy. Between his legal background and his experience as a state representative, he seems able to take issues packed with…
Read More »Bill Nye the Science Guy at the UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center last night (Image courtesy of Facebook page of Chancellor Marty Meehan). This is Commencement Day at UMass Lowell, and it’s wet out there. The grizzled and frizzed-hair ink-stained scribes of the media world will use all their…
Read More »The following real estate sales took place in Lowell this week: May 12, 2014 – Monday 20 Woodland Dr Unit 325 for $182,000. Prior sale in 1988 for $102,900 103-105 School St Unit 105-3 for $200,000. New condo 1975 Middlesex Unit 58 for $284,900. New condo May 13, 2014 –…
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