Healthy Civic Culture

The voter turnout in last fall’s city election was low, but Lowell gets a high rating on its level of civic engagement. Last night, for the second time in a few weeks, more than 100 people packed the City Council chamber to show their interest and express opinions about an…

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Tonight’s City Council Meeting on Late Night Troubles in Downtown

An overflow crowd of downtown residents, bar owners, community leaders and ordinary citizens descended on Lowell City Hall this evening for the special city council meeting on the alcohol-related problems plaguing downtown Lowell. The meeting opened with a presentation and recommendation from Police Superintendent Ken Lavallee. Next came a long…

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Lowell Cemetery Tour dates

We have just set the dates for this Spring’s tours of Lowell Cemetery. In a major departure from recent practice, I’ve decided to split the cemetery in two for touring purposes, covering the Lawrence Street side in the spring and the Knapp Avenue/Shedd Park side in the fall. There will…

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MRTs “Daddy Long Legs” a Hit!

The sentiments expressed by correspondent Terry Byrne in today’s Boston Globe join that of the audiences that have enjoyed  the current production at the Merrimack Repertory Theater. The production of “Daddy Long Legs” – a two person musical based on a 1912 story set somewhere in New England –  has brought MRT audiences to…

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