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If you arrive at St. Patrick’s Cemetery at 9am through the main gate, look for coffee and refreshments. At 9:30am. the Hibernation Dedication Ceremony takes place followed by a Walking Tour at 10am. Join the group for an informative walk through this historic Catholic cemetery.
Read More »Over the past year several volunteers from the Greater Lowell Genealogy Club have indexed the Overseers of the Poor Collection for the Lowell Historic Board. Discovered in the attic of Lowell City Hall, this collection contains over 6,000 individual records and correspondence created by the Office of the Overseers of the Poor…
Read More »Nothing official yet but there’s a buzz around that City Manager Bernie Lynch will soon nominate Gerry Nutter to the Lowell Election Commission. Hopefully this is true and that Gerry accepts and will be confirmed. Quite by coincidence, I attended a meeting of the Election Commission this past Monday (and…
Read More »In the following video produced by LTC in conjunction with last night’s council candidate forum, I urge residents to vote in the upcoming city election: [youtube]LX_cfo_U-Wc[/youtube]
Read More »This Saturday, October 12, 2013, is the 3rd annual UMass Lowell Veterans “Legacy Ball and Alumni Hall of Fame Induction”, an event sponsored by the school’s Department of Veterans Services at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium beginning with cocktails at 5:30 pm and dinner at 6:30 pm. Marie has previously written…
Read More »Sean Harmon, the driving force behind the citizen-led initiative to renovate the City Council chamber at Lowell City Hall, shares the news that donations to the cause would be welcomed. To become part of this effort, make your check in any amount payable to The Lowell Plan, FBO Council Chamber…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. The Red Sox move on to the ALCS, Gronkowski may play for the Patriots on Sunday, a Newton-based foundation is poised to save Boston’s First Night Festival, the school buses are rolling in Boston after an illegal one-day…
Read More »The third and final portion called the Face Off Round. One incumbent and one challenger are paired up. Each is asked a question. Each responds to one and rebuts the other: Face Off Round Mendonca & Hargis. Questions: Many downtown streets are inaccessible or poorly accessible to people with disabilities;…
Read More »Part Two of Candidate Forum. Group open-ended question. Three groups, Each asked one question. Each person in that group has 1 minute to answer. GROUP ONE: If money wasn’t an issue, what would your budget priority be? Elliott: Public safety. Need more police officers. Throwing money into OT account doesn’t…
Read More »Lowell Telecommunications Corporation (LTC) hosted a live candidate forum tonight for the 18 people who will appear on the City Council ballot on November 5. I watched the entire forum. Here’s what I saw and heard. The host is Mary Jo Griffin of Middlesex Community College. The forum takes place…
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