Menu
One of my colleagues at UMass Lowell, Bryce Hoffman, the executive director of marketing, is still somewhat new to the city. With his fresh perspective, he suggests that we need to do more with our unique canal system, which is a big part of what makes Lowell a distinctive place.…
Read More »Tonight, I will be at the Pollard Memorial Library on Merrimack Street next to City Hall at 7 pm, talking about “Mill Power: The Origin and Impact of Lowell National Historical Park.” The format is brief remarks, a short reading, and then questions-and-answers. “Mill Power” ($25) is available at the National Park…
Read More »The late Nelson Mandela with Christo Brand (web photo courtesy of nelsonmandela.org) UMass Lowell’s Office of the Provost cordially invites the community to a special event on Thursday, Dec. 4, at 4 p.m. in Moloney Hall at University Crossing featuring Christo Brand, author of “Mandela: My Prisoner, My Friend.” Brand was Nelson Mandela’s…
Read More »Frequent contributor Jim Peters shares the following on some Lowell history: I have been asked to write my meanderings on something other than my meanderings, so I took them at their word and am writing about the meanderings of three, not well-known, souls who once meandered through Lowell before dying.…
Read More »Thanks to the Lowell National Historical Park for the reminder that on this day December 1, 1831, Lowell High opened its doors. As a former member of the faculty, I proudly salute Lowell High School for One-Hundred and Eighty-Three years of service and dedication to the students of Lowell –…
Read More »The famous Kirk Street Clock that is set outside of Lowell High School was rededicated today. The fully refurbished clock will have its time reset after power outages and time changes by a satellite uplink. The chimes on the clock have been set to sound louder between the hours of…
Read More »The works of Norman Rockwell – famed 20th-century American painter and illustrator – were perhaps the best at portraying the images of Thanksgiving that reflect his time and and the culture of his time. Today his images seem more nostalgic but nonetheless they are evocative of American memories. What images…
Read More »Wikipedia has been one of my go-to resources for many years. No matter what the topic, it always seems to point me in the right direction and its crowd-sourcing production model has influenced my thinking on many undertakings. Once, I tried to log-in and contribute to an entry about Lowell…
Read More »I left Tom Brady and the Patriots with their halftime lead to hear how a crowd of UMass Lowell music students would interpret some of my favorite music. And now, I’m just back from a beautiful and complex performance of music of The Beatles, presented by the UMass Lowell Dept of Music,…
Read More »Please allow me to be very personal this morning. Veterans Day is a time for remembering. In our families there are so many men and women who served the country – in wartime, in the eras of war and in peacetime. In our own extended family the service ranges from…
Read More »