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Joint Committee on Agriculture Tours Greater Lowell Farms
State Senator Ed Kennedy joined up with the Joint Committee on Agriculture as they toured Shaw Farm in Dracut and the Mill City Grows farm in the Pawtucketville section of Lowell on Friday, September 29. Leading the Joint Committee on the legislative farm tour was Representative Paul Schmid of Westport who serves as co-chair of…
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State Senator Ed Kennedy Attends Mogan Center Exhibit Ribbon Cutting
State Senator Ed Kennedy attended the opening ceremony and celebration of the “One City, Many Cultures” exhibit at the Mogan Cultural Center on Saturday, September 23. The Mogan Cultural Center is part of the Lowell National Historical Park. In addition to Senator Kennedy, U.S. Representative Lori Trahan, State Representative Vanna Howard and Lowell City Councilor…
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Lowell Hosts 2023 Democratic State Convention
State Senator Ed Kennedy joined with U.S. Representative Lori Trahan and Lowell Mayor Sokhary Chou in welcoming delegates from across the Commonwealth to Lowell for the 2023 Democratic State Convention on Saturday, September 23.
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Senator Ed Kennedy Tours Umass Lowell Inn & Conference Center
State Senator Ed Kennedy joined Middlesex Community College President Phil Sisson, Middlesex Community College Board of Trustees Chairman Jim Campbell, State Representative Vanna Howard, State Representative Rodney Elliott and others on a tour of the UMass-Lowell Inn & Conference Center on Friday, September 22. The tour included the hotel space and the student dorm space…
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Lowell Judicial Center Dedicated to Late Judge Cornelius Francis Kiernan
On Friday, September 15, the Lowell Justice Center was formally dedicated to former Judge and State Representative Cornelius F. Kiernan. Judge Cornelius F. Kiernan was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, on August 15, 1917. He was one of seven children born to William R. Kiernan and Anna G. Doyle. His father was a pharmacist who…
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State Senator Ed Kennedy Attends New Catie’s Closet Warehouse Ribbon-Cutting
State Senator Ed Kennedy was invited to the ribbon cutting ceremony for the 20,000 square feet of new warehouse/distribution space that Catie’s Closet now occupies at 28 Loon Hill Road in Dracut on Friday, September 15. Catie’s Closet now serves 115 schools and 75,000 students daily across Massachusetts & New Hampshire. Additional state legislators who…
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Middlesex Community College Welcomes New Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Executive Director
State Senator Ed Kennedy and most of the Lowell delegation to the state house were at the John Nesmith House on Wednesday, September 13 for a reception to welcome Maria Gariepy as the new Executive Director of the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Middlesex Community College.
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Tyngsborough Middle School Project Breaks Ground
State Senator Ed Kennedy was happy to be invited to the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the Tyngsboro Middle School on Norris Road. The school construction project has a construction budget of almost $90 million dollars and construction of the new Middle School is scheduled to be completed in 2025. All site improvements will…
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UMass Lowell Chancellor Julie Chen Interviewed on Beacon Hill Buzz
State Senator Ed Kennedy was happy to have UMass-Lowell Chancellor Julie Chen as a guest on his television show Beacon Hill Buzz. During the 29-minute interview Chancellor Chen spoke about several initiatives that are underway at the university. Some of the topics included co-op and paid internship opportunities for students, research taking place at 110…
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State Senator Ed Kennedy Attends Lowell Southeast Asian Water Festival
State Senator Ed Kennedy was at the Southeast Asian Water Festival in Lowell on Saturday, August 19. The Lowell Southeast Asian Water Festival, Inc. is dedicated to the preservation, protection and sharing of cultural heritages of the Southeast Asian Americans in the Greater Lowell area of Massachusetts. In 1997, the first Lowell Southeast Asian Water Festival…
