One of the objectives of today’s Social Media Conference was to get people in Lowell to share more content on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and all similar platforms. I extended an invitation to those in attendance to send me something via email and I’d post it on their behalf. Nancy Pitkin,…

The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. MGM Resorts International Chairman and CEO James J. Murren was the house controlling the game in his speech Thursday to the Boston College CEO’s Club.  As with all CEO’s Club luncheons, the event invitation promised remarks plus opportunities…

It’s not too late to sign up for the First Annual Lowell Social Media Conference which is this Saturday, December 7, 2013 from 10 am until 1 pm at Lowell Telecommunications Corp (LTC) at 246 Market Street in Lowell, right next to the National Park visitor center. To register, go…

The entry below is being cross-posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Presidents have their social secretaries to tell them when to applaud during a White House concert. The rest of us, President Obama says, are on our own. But some of today’s rigid rules need rethinking. Last Saturday night at the Boston Symphony,…

Bruce Babiarz, a spokesman for the Detroit Police and Fire Retirement System, was blunt in his assessment. “This is one of the strongest protected pension obligations in the country here in Michigan,” he said. “If this ruling is upheld, this is the canary in a coal mine for protected pension…

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City Manager Lynch is not present tonight. Also absent is Councilor Leahy. Double Poles At the request of the council, representatives of Verizon and National Grid, the two corporations responsible for “double poles” in the city and the delay in getting them fixed. Councilors express their frustration with the corporate…

The Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce held its 19th annual Membership Breakfast today at the Windham Hotel in Andover. Congratulations to President and CEO Danielle McFadden and the new board chair, Steven Martin Rochette of Sage Bank and vice chair Michael Molloy of Marcotte Law Firm. The chamber does a…

The following article about the ongoing film series on the Evolution of Cambodian Dance is cross-posted from the Khmer Post USA, the latest edition of which is now available online in PDF form. Angkor Dance Troupe presents the Evolution of Cambodian Dance Film Series It is an art form over…

I’m really not into watching Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, but this video is fun..especially since one of the performers is family a member.