July 14, 2011 - Richard Howe

Closed Lowell Church on Cardinal’s For Sale List

July 14, 2011 by Marie Posted in Current Events, Greater Lowell, History, Lowell, Politics, Culture 4 Comments

According to a news report by writer Mark Arsenault at the MetroDesk of boston.com, the Archdiocese of Boston through decrees made by Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley is moving to sell six shuttered churches. The decrees made according to canon law remove the sacred standing of the church buildings making them…

Kerouac’s ‘On the Road’: Film News on HuffPo

July 14, 2011 by PaulM Posted in Culture, History, Lowell Leave a Comment

The Beat Museum in San Francisco is now a contributing blogger for the Huffington Post. Here is a recent post about the forthcoming film version of Kerouac’s legendary novel “On the Road.”

Lowell City Hall

July 14, 2011 by DickH Posted in Lowell Leave a Comment

Close-ups of the Lowell City Hall tower, by Tony Sampas

Partisan debt ceiling politics exasperating and dangerous by Marjorie Arons-Barron

July 14, 2011 by Tony Posted in Current Events, Politics 2 Comments

The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Former Senator Alan Simspon, a Wyoming Republican, just about summed up my reaction to the debt ceiling impasse. He said that the extent to which pettiness has overcome patriotism is nothing short of disgusting. Despite Republican longstanding charges…

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