Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

By Jennifer Myers, jmyers@lowellsun.com
LOWELL — Roberto Clemente Park, a mecca for Cambodian volleyball players, is slated for about $150,000 in improvements this summer, City Manager Bernie Lynch announced Saturday morning.
Seven stadium-quality floodlights, four new sets of bleachers, a picnic grove and a concession stand/restroom facility will be installed, and landscaping work will be performed at [...]

By Jennifer Myers, jmyers@lowellsun.com
The City Council approved an ordinance regulating the siting of wind-energy facilities last night, marking another step in the city’s push, championed by Councilor Patrick Murphy, to become more environmentally friendly.
And as luck would have it, “going green” comes with some green. Gov. Deval Patrick announced yesterday that Lowell is among 35 [...]

Lowell grant goal: Save energy while saving local history
By Robert Mills, rmills@lowellsun.com
LOWELL — The Lowell National Historic Park and downtown historic-preservation district could soon come close to using the same amount of electricity that hydropower facilities produce in the city, thanks to a $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy.
In the process, city [...]

Councilor Murphy has been making a number of significant motions in the first few months of the 2010-2012 term. The motions are carefully made, informed by a number of different resources, ways of thinking, and promises made during his campaign.
The new design to this website does not simply mark a change in its appearance, [...]

During the next two years, Councilor Murphy aims to be as transparent and accessible as possible. His website will hopefully become a resource for those in Lowell with internet, and a dimension and extension of his promise.