Our Merrimack Valley sister city of Lawrence, Massachusetts has been much in the news lately. Still struggling, the city weathered a mayoral campaign earlier this Fall that saw the toppling of the controversial administration of William Lantigua. It took a recount and some oversight from SOS Bill Galvin’s elections office…
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Commercial Vacancies City Manager response to past motion regarding efforts to find tenant for the Fruedenberg building spins into broader discussion on overall efforts by city’s Department of Planning and Development to provide information about vacant buildings to prospective building tenants. Residential Tax Rate Vote by council to adopt “minimum…
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The African Cultural Association of Lowell has organized a Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Nelson Mandela. The event will be this coming Friday, December 13, 2013 from 5pm until 7pm, at the Lowell Community Charter School at 206 Jackson Street in Lowell. The event will feature dance, music,…
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Our brand new recycling bin arrived last week. It’s green with a green cover and it was delivered by a small crew from the back of a rental truck. The new recycling system starts in January. Since I have a green cover, my recyclables will be picked up during the…
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“Winter Scene” by Richard Marion (c) 2013 See more artwork at www.richardmarion.net
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Reception to honor the first Artist In Residence at the Lowell National Historical Park, Vassilios (Bill) Giavis. An exhibit of Mr. Giavis work is on display at the Boott Cotton Mills Museum. Celeste Bernardo, Superintendent at Lowell National Historical Park, with the first Artist In Residence Vassilios (Bill) Giavis. Bill…
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City Council Meeting of December 3, 2013 The first thing noticeable about the Council meeting was that City Manager Lynch was not present (more on that below). The first part of the meeting was dominated by a discussion of telephone poles and the reasons why it takes so long to…
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Kerouac wrote that he “always considered writing his duty on earth.” Merrimack Valley Conference writer and sportsman Jay Atkinson has an essay about the endurance of Jack Kerouac in today’s Boston Globe. We’re waiting for Jay to have a regular Sunday column on words and books in the Globe. He’s…
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Thanks to the more than 50 people who attended today’s Lowell Social Media Conference at LTC which was a co-sponsor of the event. Planning has already begun for the Second Annual Lowell Social Media Conference with a target date of the first Saturday in December. This morning began with a…
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Judith Davidson of the East Pawtucketville Neighborhood Group shared this report on the group’s December 2, 2013 meeting. To everyone involved in any of the city’s neighborhood groups or other organizations, I am happy to post your meeting announcements, agendas, meeting minutes and photographs. Just email them to me at…
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