Lowell Police Superintendent Ken Lavallee, who will retire at the end of this week, appeared at last night’s City Council meeting to bid farewell to the councilors. He thanked them for their support for him and for the Lowell Police Department through the years and urged them to continue making…
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GLRR Vice President Jessica Costa talks about the benefits of joining the Greater Lowell Road Runners. This video was originally posted by davecamire
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The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons Barron’s own blog. Score Boston Mayor Tom Menino:1; Boston Globe:0 on the proposal to bring the Olympics to Boston in 2024. Opined an editorial, a chance to host the Olympics is “too rare to pass up without further consideration.” Really? As…
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Tomorrow (Monday, March 25) at 7:00 pm, Chaim Rosenberg and I will do a reading/book signing of our new book, Legendary Locals of Lowell, at the Tewksbury Public Library which is at 300 Chandler Street in Tewksbury. For more information, visit the library’s website.
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The dates and times for this spring’s tours of Lowell Cemetery have been set: Friday, May 17, 2013 at 1 pm Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 10 am Friday, May 31, 2013 at 1 pm Saturday, June 1, 2013 at 10 am The spring tours all begin at the Lawrence…
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Lowell architect Jay Mason was one of many positioned outside the Steve Lynch fundraiser at the Blue Shamrock last night, holding signs that urged Lynch to reverse his support for the Keystone XL pipeline. Jay has written an Open Letter to Lynch and all other candidates for office in Massachusetts,…
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This month of March has been a good one for the memory of iconic Lowell writer Jack Kerouac. Readings, musical tributes, an exhibit and walking the loop helped commemorate the 91st birthday of Jean-Louis “Jack” Kerouac- the American novelist and poet – born on March 12, 1922 in Lowell, Massachusetts. A long…
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Presented by the UMass Lowell English Department, Matt and Kate will read at 6 pm on Wednesday, March 27, in the auditorium of O’Leary Library (Learning Commons) on the South Campus of UMass Lowell (Wilder Street—parking in the lot at Wilder and Broadway). Free and open to the public.
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