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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 emerging…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 graces the silver…

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

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

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

This article originally was posted on richardhowe.com and appears in the December 7th edition of KhmerPostUSA Posted on November 8, 2013 by Richard…

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

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

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

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

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 Rice Conference held…

By James Ostis Historian (and KhmerPostUSA contributor) Richard Howe often says Lowell was the “Silicon Valley of the 19th Century.”…

Submitted by Lianna Kushi Edited by Soben Pin Translated by Sokha Lim September 10th -- The Sandbox Summer Accelerator 2013 Awards Ceremony…