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Request for Qualifications for Hamilton Canal District The 129 people who came on last Saturday’s Lowell Walks learned the latest on the Hamilton Canal District from Allison Lamey, the city’s economic development director. We also walked through the entire 15 acre site. At this Tuesday’s council meeting, City Manager Murphy…
Read More »Here’s a press release from the Lowell Election Commission announcing the rescheduling of the city preliminary election from Tuesday, September 22, 2015 to Tuesday, September 29, 2015. Lowell Election Commission Reschedules Preliminary Election LOWELL, MA (August 11, 2015) The Election Commission has unanimously voted to reschedule the City Preliminary from…
Read More »Responding to my colleague Dick’s post on George Charrette, here’s an excerpt from my work-in-progress called “The War Place,” which is an extended meditation and commentary on the war experience in America seen through the personal lens of someone trying to make sense of this piece of the national experience.—PM…
Read More »A most quotable local author…. from the archive… Henry David Thoreau’s “Walden” was published on August 9, 1852 August 9, 2014 by Marie Posted in Culture, Greater Lowell Leave a Comment On this day August 9, 1852, Henry David Thoreau’s “Walden; or, Life in the Woods” was published. “Walden” details…
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I spent this past week in Washington helping my son Andrew move into the apartment he’ll live in while attending graduate school so I missed much of what went on in Lowell since last Sunday. I did return in time for yesterday’s Lowell Walks tour on the Hamilton Canal District.…
Read More »For about three hours last night, from the anticipation to the grateful applause, there was a thick layer of happiness spread on the front yard of the Boott Cotton Mills in the form of a return engagement by Lyle Lovett and His Large Band. Again, as in past appearances, they…
Read More »Today we remember that 54 years ago President John F. Kennedy signed into law the bill creating and authorizing the Cape Cod National Seashore. Cape Cod was a special place for President Kennedy and his family. We also note that Cape Cod National Seashore Superintendent George Price was a former…
Read More »Yesterday Bill and I were pleased to be a part of the celebratory reception for newly-elected UMass Lowell Chancellor Jacquie Moloney. Despite the severe weather alerts, wind and downpours, a few hundred people, most from UMass Lowell family with some community partners joining them, gathered at University Crossing in Ed and…
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We’re all about walking this morning . . . Lowell Walks The Lowell Walks summertime downtown guided walking series resumed yesterday with UMass Lowell History Professor Bob Forrant and one of his students, Kim Butler, leading 119 of us around downtown Lowell and telling us about the Abolitionist movement in…
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Mark your calendars. The Fall tour schedule for historic Lowell Cemetery has been set. Here are the dates: Friday, September 25, 2015 at 1 pm Saturday, September 26, 2015 at 10 am Friday, October 16, 2015 at 1 pm Saturday, October 17, 2015 at 10 am All four of these…
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