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The final Fall 2013 tours of historic Lowell Cemetery will be held this Friday at 1 pm and this Saturday at 10 am. Both tours begin just inside the Knapp Avenue entrance to the cemetery (which is right next to Shedd Park). The tours take 90 minutes, are free, and…
Read More »Lowell Telecommunications Corporation (LTC) will host a City Council candidates forum on Wednesday Oct. 9th from 6:30-8:30 PM. The event will be telecast live on LTC channel 8 and LTC.org [youtube]suHWji0J_qc[/youtube]
Read More »City Council candidate Derek Mitchell shared the following press release this evening: From Derek Mitchell, candidate for Lowell City Council Lowell — In contrast to recent community commentary, I believe the perceived distinctions between new and old Lowell to be false. We are all simply, ‘Lowell’, with common aspirations to…
Read More »“Lemons and Tea” by Richard Marion (c) 2013 See more artwork at www.richardmarion.net
Read More »Lowell City Council meeting – October 2, 2013 A relatively brief and quite cordial meeting. Here’s my report: Sean Harmon of Harmon Paints briefs the council on his efforts to organize a voluntary, donated renovation of the City Council chambers. Councilors express their appreciation but have questions about the cost…
Read More »As an alum of UMass Lowell (Lowell State Class of 1964) looking forward to celebrating my 50th Reunion next year and one who proudly maintains my UML connection, I was very pleased at the presentation made by Chancellor Marty Meehan at last week’s Lowell Plan Breakfast. I’ve long hoped for a…
Read More »Today the family of the late James W. Sweeney was notified that he will be inducted into the UMass Lowell Military Hall of Fame at the Third Annual Legacy Ball and Hall of Fame Induction on October 12, 2013 at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium. James Sweeney – WWII veteran, Lt.(jg)…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Political junkie alert! You can get a fix in Breaking Bad’s Bryan Cranston’s portrayal of Lyndon Johnson at the American Repertory Theater. (We were lucky to be taken, along with two other couples, by dear friends celebrating…
Read More »Fellow blogger Gerry Nutter asked City Manager Bernie Lynch for his thoughts on the recent preliminary election and on the criticisms of his administration coming from some in the mainstream media. Gerry posted the City Manager’s response on his blog. When I asked, Gerry granted me permission to repost it…
Read More »During my recent trip to Washington for the enshrinement of the Medal of Honor awarded to Lowell-native David McNerney in the Smithsonian Postal Museum, the extended McNerney Family and the surviving members of Company A, 1-8 Inf, 4th Infantry Division (the unit in which McNerney was 1st Sgt during the…
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