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By James Ostis One of the central tenets of the Merrimack Valley Sandbox’s Accelerator program is the importance of pairing…

On January 18th, the Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association (CMAA), under the leadership of the new board chair Bopha Malone,…

By James Ostis With its storied history, Lowell is known as a city of firsts—and if the hard work of local teenage…

By James Ostis With the new year comes new leadership for one of Lowell’s oldest Cambodian…

By Richard P. Howe Jr. The 2014 political year in Lowell started with the shocking announcement by City Manager Bernie Lynch that…

By Richard P. Howe Jr. Monday, January 20, 2014 is Martin Luther King Jr. Day.  It is a holiday in Massachusetts so schools and…

The new city council will not have to wait long for its first major decision. At the end of the January 6th council…

On a cold and foggy Monday morning in January, the 2014-2015 Lowell City Council was sworn into office, ushering a new era in…

Light of Cambodian Children Film wins 2nd prize In 2010, The Fighter showed that the City of Lowell could be a huge hit when it…

In 1997, Nate Thayer became the first western journalist to interview Pol Pot in decades.  His exclusive interview is the type of…

By James Ostis As one of the final public events during his term, Patrick Murphy ensured the Mayor’s Holiday Reception was…

By Richard P. Howe Jr. The early English residents of Massachusetts disliked Christmas.  They even made it illegal.  In 1659…

This article originally was posted on richardhowe.com and appears in the December 7th edition of KhmerPostUSA Posted on…

By James Ostis Beginning on Monday December 2nd and all throughout the month of December, new recycling bins are being…

On Saturday, December 14th, the Chinese unmanned space rover Yutu landed on the surface of the moon, according to the Chinese…

1st Annual Lowell Social Media Conference By James Ostis Towards the tail end of the lively three hour discussion, Dick…

by James Ostis This article appears in the November 22nd edition of KhmerPostUSA It is an art form over a thousand years old…

For the second year in a row, Cambodian Jasmine Rice, paka mlis, was named the world’s best rice at the 2013 Rice Traders World…

By James Ostis Historian (and KhmerPostUSA contributor) Richard Howe often says Lowell was the “Silicon Valley of…

Submitted by Lianna Kushi Edited by Soben Pin Translated by Sokha Lim September 10th -- The Sandbox Summer Accelerator…