Celebration of Independence Day in Lowell
By Richard P. Howe Jr.
Independence Day is a holiday in the United States that celebrates…
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Selecting a New City Manager
by Richard P. Howe Jr.
At noon on Monday, March 10, 2014, Bernie Lynch ended his seven years as City Manager of Lowell. …
Culture meets Creativity with Flying Orb Productions
By James Ostis
It started with book covers. Around 2005, Lowell photographer Jim Higgins needed models to appear in cover…
Clemente Park
by Richard P. Howe Jr.
Clemente Park is an important part of Lowell's Cambodia Town neighborhood and the scene of intense…
Linda Sopheap Sou delivers Lowell Women’s Week keynote address
By James Ostis
“Redefining Wellness” was the theme at the 19th Annual Lowell Women’s breakfast held at Lenzi’s on March…
Human Dogsleds highlight a wild Winterfest ’14 weekend
By James Ostis
On February 22nd, crowds of spectators descended upon a single spot to watch the elite competition taking…
Governor Patrick hosts Ethnic Media Roundtable
by James Ostis
On February 20th, for the first time, KhmerPostUSA was in attendance at Governor Deval Patrick’s Ethnic…
Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce Legislative Breakfast
by Richard P. Howe Jr.
On February 25, 2014 several hundred members of the local business community gathered at the UMass…
Winterfest is Coming
By James Ostis
Get ready for the biggest party of the winter! On February 21st and 22nd, the City of Lowell and its partners…
The Ethnic Press and Lowell
By Richard P. Howe Jr.
The Khmer Post USA is part of a great tradition of the ethnic press in Lowell and throughout the United…
KhmerPostUSA Press Club by Richard Howe
Roger & Soben Pin (standing)
Roger and Soben Pin formerly published the Khmer Post newspaper in Philadelphia before…
Governor Patrick touts entrepreneurship, Sandbox, in visit to Lowell
By James Ostis
One of the central tenets of the Merrimack Valley Sandbox’s Accelerator program is the importance of pairing…
CMAA hosts Community Exchange
On January 18th, the Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association (CMAA), under the leadership of the new board chair Bopha Malone,…
Vote 17 scores a victory in the Senate
By James Ostis
With its storied history, Lowell is known as a city of firsts—and if the hard work of local teenage…
New Year, New Leadership for Angkor Dance Troupe
By James Ostis
With the new year comes new leadership for one of Lowell’s oldest Cambodian…
Lowell Politics in 2013
By Richard P. Howe Jr.
The 2014 political year in Lowell started with the shocking announcement by City Manager Bernie Lynch that…
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
By Richard P. Howe Jr.
Monday, January 20, 2014 is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. It is a holiday in Massachusetts so schools and…
City Manager Lynch to Resign
The new city council will not have to wait long for its first major decision.
At the end of the January 6th council…
New Lowell City Council, Mayor Sworn In
On a cold and foggy Monday morning in January, the 2014-2015 Lowell City Council was sworn into office, ushering a new era in…
Lowell Videos Show ‘Roots, Realities, & Dreams’
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…
Nate Thayer Breaks His Silence
In 1997, Nate Thayer became the first western journalist to interview Pol Pot in decades. His exclusive interview is the type of…
City Hall Holiday Spirit
By James Ostis
As one of the final public events during his term, Patrick Murphy ensured the Mayor’s Holiday Reception was…
Christmas in Massachusetts
By Richard P. Howe Jr.
The early English residents of Massachusetts disliked Christmas. They even made it illegal. In 1659…
The “Cambodian vote” in the 2013 city election
This article originally was posted on richardhowe.com and appears in the December 7th edition of KhmerPostUSA
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