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Join the Lowell Historical Society for its annual meeting this coming Sunday, May 15, 2011 at Middlesex Community College’s Federal Building on East Merrimack Street. The meeting will feature a panel discussion on the Civil War
Read More »Lowell Details: The Joseph R. Ouellette Memorial Bridge AKA The Aiken Street Bridge. From Tony Sampas. (Joseph R. Ouellette was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in Korea).
Read More »Renewable technologies could supply 80% of the world’s energy needs by mid-century, says the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Read what BBC reporter Richard Black says about the prospect of renewable energy by mid-century.
Read More »Setti Warren is the latest Democrat to enter the race against Republican Senate Scott Brown. Presently Warren is the mayor of Newton. “Warren joined the Clinton White House in 1996 and later served as the New England director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. He enlisted in the Navy Reserve…
Read More »Loom Press on May 22 will release three new books by authors with connections to Lowell. “The Big Move: Immigrant Voices from a Mill City” is a collection of interviews of people living and working in Lowell who have compelling stories about their roots far away and their experiences getting…
Read More »There’s a trio of good reads in the NYTimes op-ed section today, and a column to mention from Sunday. First, Tim Egan looks at why President Obama’s past as a community organizer may have something to do with the patience and persistence that were required to nail Bin Laden. Read his opinions…
Read More »News broke last week that the Coalition for a Better Acre (CBA) is in negotiations to purchase the former St Peter’s Church property, now the home of Cooney Insurance & Real Estate. I spoke with some of those involved last week about the proposal which seems like a good one.…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from the Middlesex Community College blog. Once again, MCC’s students rocked the house at this year’s Leadership Recognition Ceremony run by the Student Activities office! The annual awards dinner is getting bigger and bigger each year, recognizing MCC’s best and brightest. The James…
Read More »UMass-Lowell students and NASA unite! Students have participated in an intensive NASA-sponsored workshop to create 5 short films on one of the greatest challenges faced by society and science: CLIMATE CHANGE. Join us for this free event to see the featured presentations and take part in an open discussion about…
Read More »As part of the ongoing Civil War-150 commemorative activities, the National Park Service is sponsoring a series of collectable Civil War Trade Cards – much like those favorite collectables – baseball cards. Five of the series cards will be Lowell-related – thanks to the input of Jack Herilhy of the Lowell National…
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