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Jennifer Myers has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Boston University. A former reporter at The Sun newspaper for more than a decade, she later immersed herself in city politics as an aide to past Lowell Mayor Patrick Murphy. While working at City Hall, her Room 50 blog became one of the most popular news sources in Lowell. A history maven, Jennifer can usually be found combing through old newspaper clippings and documents at the Pollard Library or rummaging through cobwebbed attics, basements, historic places and forgotten spaces to uncover pieces of Lowell’s past. She is also the author of "There's a Lot to Like About...This Blog" at alottolike.wordpress.com.