This will be a great event for young leaders to attend—participants in Public Matters, Gr Lwl Young Professionals, Next Generation Giving Circle, Paul Sullivan Leadership Institute, Emerging Generation, Deshpande/MV Sandbox leadership program, the Foundation, and others. Peter Stamas’s life is a sterling example of community leadership. . Here is what…
As you know by now, John Silber, former Boston University Chancellor and candidate for Massachusetts Governor died yesterday. In 1990 one week before the gubernatorial election, Silber held a strong 9% lead over Republican Bill Weld. On election day, that lead dissipated into a 4% defeat. Political pundits attribute Silber’s…
John Silber, the former president of Boston University and the 1990 Democratic nominee for governor of Massachusetts died yesterday. The Globe has a big story about Silber’s passing and I’ll leave it to that newspaper to record the highlights of his life, but I thought readers might be interested in…
In the division of home chores, I often draw grocery shopping. As I push the cart up and down aisles, I sometimes wonder why I buy one brand rather than another. Price and taste are two factors but intangibles are often at work. That’s certainly the case when it comes…
Just to follow up on Marie’s observations about the Lowell Plan breakfast this morning, I want to mention that the Lowell Plan is a membership organzation if anyone is wondering. The LP is the living breathing example of an action strategy that Lowell calls “public-private partnership,” which is a way…
That’s the title of the new Lowell Plan video that was unveiled at this morning’s breakfast. I’ve embedded the video below for your viewing, but before pressing “play”, here’s a preview of what you’ll see: The 6+ minute video features an upbeat musical track but no narration. Instead, there’s a…
Just a few quick comments… The Lowell Plan Breakfast was well-worth my getting up and out early this morning. Good vibes – good information. The Mayor was sharp and quite charming in the way he handled the usual “my colleagues in government” thing; the Manager had the updated facts and…
We have tours of Lowell Cemetery this weekend: Friday, September 28, 2012 at 1 pm Saturday, September 29, 2012 at 10 am Both begin at the Knapp Avenue entrance and take about 90 minutes to complete. The weather forecast is for showers on both days and the tours will go…
Jim Sullivan, who served as the city manager of Lowell and Cambridge and as the head of the Boston Chamber of Commerce, has passed away. He and his wife, Anne, had recently moved to New Jersey to be closer to one of their daughters. Their Rindo Park Drive home, which…