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Lowell Superior Courthouse, New Elevator
The new elevator at the Lowell Superior Courthouse has been operational for over a week now. The interior design blends well with the older buildings that house it.
Read More »Lowell: Preservation, Pride, Progress, Partnership
Tonight I was pleased to represent the Lowell Heritage Partnership at the National Park and City of Lowell Reception that kicked-off the 10th Annual Doors Open Lowell. Special recognition was also given jointly by the Park and the Lowell Heritage Partnership for “Excellence in Cultural Heritage” to Jr. High teacher…
Read More »Subsidizing big mortgages
Should your tax dollars be used to subsidize mortgages of up to $750,000? My guess is that most people would say no to that and the Feds will soon be bringing policy in line with those sentiments. As reported in today’s New York Times, the size of home mortgages that…
Read More »‘When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d’ by Whitman
Read one of the great poems of North American culture by Walt Whitman. The season, the convergence of heritage and present moment, the sounds and language of our nation, all these combine in a lasting artwork. Here are the first two sections of Whitman’s 1865 elegy for President Lincoln: 1…
Read More »Merrimack Repertory Theatre Receives $325k Kresge Grant
Bravo to eveyone at Merrimack Repertory Theatre for bringing home a highly competitive Kresge Foundation grant of $325,000. Awards from prestigious national foundations such as Kresge signal the excellence and maturity of Lowell’s cultural industry. There’s more where this came from, and the various parts and pieces of Lowell’s creative…
Read More »Blue Clock
A unique view of the clock on Lowell City Hall by Tony Sampas
Read More »UMass Lowell Offers Tuition-Free Option to Some Community College Grads
Today’s Globe is carrying this AP story about yesterday’s announcement that UMass Lowell is offering a free-tution incentive to certain students graduating from any of the Commonwealth’s fifteen community colleges. While no panecea since other fees and costs are still due, any tuition assistance would be helpful to college students…
Read More »Lowell’s Revolving Museum a Finalist for White House Award
“National Recognition for the Work of Lowell’s Revolving Museum” “Lowell’s Revolving Museum learned on May 10, 2011, that it was selected as a National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award national finalist by the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities. The Revolving Museum was named one of fifty finalists…
Read More »Lowell High School Unarmed Drill Team
The video below shows Lowell High School’s 2010-2011 AFJROTC unarmed regulation drill team in training. AFJROTC is an acronym for Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corp. “AFJROTC is a four-year program citizenship program combining a broadly based aerospace science curriculum and the total development of management and leadership abilities”…
Read More »Setti Warren leaps into the U.S. Senate race by Marjorie Arons-Barron
The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Newton Mayor Setti Warren announced yesterday he was running for Scott Brown’s seat in the U.S. Senate. If you look at his video announcement , he comes across as just the kind of person who should represent the Commonwealth…
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