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Middlesex Community College welcomed its students back with a huge Block Party. Food, a tug of war, an escape artist and many other fun activities provided the day’s entertainment. Nearly 700 students and faculty attended. Events like these make it easier for students to meet one another and become more…
Read More »Lowell Historical Society President Cliff Hoyt reminds us in an article in today’s Lowell Sun of the upcoming bottle show sponsored by the Merrimack Valley Antique Bottle Club. As Cliff notes – “The Merrimack Valley Antique Bottle Club didn’t have to look far to come up with a theme for this year’s…
Read More »It’s finally here. Through the day I’ll update this post with my observations. Please use the comment feature to do the same. As I emerged from the house for my early morning run, I found a neon green card protruding from under the door mat urging me to “Vote Chris…
Read More »NYTimes columnist Bob Herbert today cites Robert Reich’s new book “Aftershock” as he writes about the out-of-whack economic picture in the country. Read his column here, and get the NYT if you appreciate the thinking, whether you agree with him or not. There was plenty of growth, but the economic…
Read More »Lowell City Councilor Franky Descoteaux The MassINC Associate Board presents: The New Faces of Politics in Massachusetts Roles and Responsibilities in a New Political Landscape Keynote Address At-large City Councilor Ayanna Pressley, Boston City Council Panel Discussion Featuring Councilor Brendan Crighton, Lynn City Council Councilor Franky Descoteaux, Lowell City Council…
Read More »I arrived home from work to find an answering machine full of robocalls and one post card in the mailbox. That was from Eileen Donoghue and it featured a pair of shiny black men’s dress shoes with this: With serious issues facing the commonwealth such as job creation, the economy,…
Read More »From the NYTimes: WASHINGTON – The Senate Republican leader, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, proposed legislation on Monday to continue the Bush-era income tax cuts indefinitely, even for the wealthiest Americans, testing the willingness of Democrats to vote for a tax increase in a weak economy and making clear that the…
Read More »Russell Banks (web photo courtesy of cmu.edu) After 22 years of the annual Lowell Celebrates Kerouac! festival on the first weekend of October, the long-time organizers and new allies and partners came together to boost the festival to a higher orbit. The re-named Jack Kerouac Literary Festival will open on…
Read More »The NYT today has an article about the current exhibition of photographs by poet Allen Ginsberg at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. The article in the paper includes a photograph of Kerouac making a goofy face on the street in NY in 1953. Read the article by…
Read More »This is a great video posted by mshane123. Its a behind the scene look at fiddler Natalie MacMaster’s recent performance at Boarding House Park. The guy featured in the video and doing most of the talking is guitarist Shane Hendrickson who was touring with MacMaster at the time of her…
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