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		<title>COOL Collaboration Between MCC and the Murkland Elementary School</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:46:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Middlesex Community College and Lowell’s Murkland Elementary School recently celebrated the installation of a colorful, moveable alphabet that combines English letters with multicultural images. Created last spring as a community-service project, the alphabet was designed by MCC students in Professor Jan Arabas’ Electronic Imaging course. The series of 52 upper- and lower-case letters incorporates graphic [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lowellma.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2302711&amp;post=5331&amp;subd=lowellma&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Miss Out on the Fun!  Register Your Human Dogsled Team for Lowell Winterfest 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:31:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Office of the City Manager</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[National Human Dogsled Competition]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Saturday&#8217;s snowstorm was just the reminder we needed that Winterfest is right around the corner.  If you&#8217;re thinking about running a Human Dog Sled team now is the time to register.   The National Human Dogsled Competition is one of the highlights of the annual Winterfest festivities and as the saying goes, sometimes you don&#8217;t realize [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lowellma.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2302711&amp;post=5326&amp;subd=lowellma&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Prescription Drug Benefit Program Offered</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:56:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Office of the City Manager</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Representatives from NeedyMeds will be at the Senior Center on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 10 am to explain the prescription drug benefit card.  The City Council recognized that despite mandatory health insurance coverage, gaps remain for many people, all too often for those most vulnerable.  An opportunity for City of Lowell residents to save money [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lowellma.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2302711&amp;post=5314&amp;subd=lowellma&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Winterfest 2012 &#8212; February 9th through February 11th</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:02:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Office of the City Manager</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Holidays are behind us, but the busy folks in the Cultural Affairs and Special Events office and their partners always have something in the works for us to look forward to.  The City of Lowell offers more ways to usher in the winter season with a new and expanded program and entertainment lineup for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lowellma.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2302711&amp;post=5286&amp;subd=lowellma&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Permitting Compliance</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:11:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Office of the City Manager</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The issues surrounding the Lowell Housing Authority’s renovations at the North Common Village have received an unusual amount of attention in the local media and among various elected officials. This coverage can potentially help Development Services change long standing perceptions with respect to compliance with permit and inspection requirements for building projects, but only if [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lowellma.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2302711&amp;post=5279&amp;subd=lowellma&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>You&#8217;re Invited!  Mayor&#8217;s Holiday Reception &#8211; Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011 5-7 pm at City Hall</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:48:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Go Global by Staying Local! Two &#8220;Best Retail Practices&#8221; Participants Profiled in Boston Globe</title>
		<link>http://lowellma.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/go-global-by-staying-local-two-best-retail-practices-participants-profiled-in-boston-globe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:12:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Office of the City Manager</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economic Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abu Nawas Restaurant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Babylon Restaurant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Best Retail Practices Program]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Economic Development Office of the Division of Planning and Development recently had the pleasure of working with two Iraqi families as they opened new restaurants in downtown Lowell.  The Babylon and Abu Nawas Restaurants participated in the &#8220;Best Retail Practices Program&#8221; and were recipients of $2,500 grants.   The restaurants received some well-deserved regional attention in a recent Boston Globe [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lowellma.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2302711&amp;post=5236&amp;subd=lowellma&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>WINTER SNOW OPERATIONS READY DESPITE MILD START</title>
		<link>http://lowellma.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/winter-snow-operations-ready-despite-mild-start/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:16:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Office of the City Manager</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While temperatures have been unseasonably mild since the historic Halloween snowstorm and we hope for a winter with far less snow than last year, the Public Works Department is ready for whatever winter storms come our way. New plow and sander vehicles have been delivered along with new snow blowers and a front end loader. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lowellma.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2302711&amp;post=5209&amp;subd=lowellma&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>DPD Associate Planner Aaron Clausen Recognized as the Young Planner of the Year in Massachusetts</title>
		<link>http://lowellma.wordpress.com/2011/12/12/dpd-associate-planner-aaron-clausen-recognized-as-the-young-planner-of-the-year-in-massachusetts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:43:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Office of the City Manager</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Massachusetts Chapter of the American Planning Association has named City of Lowell Associate Planner Aaron Clausenas the 2011 recipient of the Young Planner Award.  This award is given annually to a junior or mid-level young practicing planner who has excelled in leadership, and increased the impact of planning in public and private decision making. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lowellma.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2302711&amp;post=5213&amp;subd=lowellma&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Call for &#8220;Green Building Excellence Project&#8221; Submissions</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:05:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How would you like to have your &#8220;green&#8221; building project recognized?  The Green Building Commission is accepting nominations and applications for deserving development projects that wish to compete for the City of Lowell award in Green Building Excellence.  Any interested party may nominate a development project within the City of Lowell (new construction or significant rehabilitation) [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lowellma.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2302711&amp;post=5201&amp;subd=lowellma&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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