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With all the local “bike talk” – it’s fitting that Mass Moments reminds us that on this day September 6, 1882, the Boston Wheelmen’s Association kicked off the nation’s first 100-mile bicycle race – entrants raced from Worcester to Boston. As home to the nation’s first bicycle club, first race, first indoor riding rinks, and…
Read More »For those interested in the successful NO SLOTS for Tewksbury campaign just waged by a feisty and dedicated group of volunteers, you might consider attending an event in Tewksbury later this week. The gathering – part victory celebration and part fundraiser – will take place at the Tewksbury Country Club on Thursday…
Read More »In today’s Lowell Sun… this photo of nurses celebrating the 60th anniversary of their graduation from St. Joseph’s Hospital School of Nursing caught my eye. Lowell has a long history and tradition of educating and training women – and yes men – for the profession of Nursing. Students – including…
Read More »Suffragettes Celebrate the Passing of the 19th Amendment: On August 26, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the Constitution was finally ratified, granting American women the right to vote. (Photo Credit: Bettman/CORBIS) The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted American women the right to vote—a right known as woman suffrage.…
Read More »March on Washington: Commonly referred to as the March on Washington, the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom brought over 200,000 people to the nation’s capitol to protest racial discrimination and show support for civil rights legislation that was pending in Congress. The March on Washington took place on…
Read More »Over 2500 voters gathered in three spaces in the high school tonight… Photo from the Tewksbury Patch website Tonight over 2500 registered voters in the Town of Tewksbury gathered in three locations in the town’s new high school – the gym, the cafeteria and the auditorium to deal with one…
Read More »The Massachusetts Cultural Council announced “a spending plan for the coming year that will invest nearly $10 million in nonprofit arts, humanities, and science organizations, local cultural councils, education programs, and working artists across the Commonwealth.” Meeting in Concord, the MCC – a state agency supporting the arts, sciences, and humanities…
Read More »For quite a while now there has been a Facebook page – along with some similar versions – devoted to remembering Lowell. It’s now called “You know Your from Lowell When…” It has linked “Lowellians” from far and wide to friends, classmates, old neighbors, school alums, former fellow workers,…
Read More »Whatever our religious leanings or lack thereof – we need to remember our history and not repeat those intolerant mistakes… From the achives: Mass Moments reminds us today that on August 12, 1834 the Catholic convent housing the Ursuline order of nuns in Charlestown, Massachusetts was sacked by a Protestant mob…
Read More »The Eagle-Tribune is reporting today that officials in the Town of Andover – a definite stakeholder in the fall-out from the SLOTS casino planned for North Tewksbury – are frustrated at the lack of information on the proposal so they can assess the possible impacts on the community. Andover has…
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