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‘Take-Out’ by Richard Marion
“Take-Out” by Richard Marion (c) 2022 See more artwork at www.richardmarion.net
Read More »Archive for September 12th, 2011
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Today, somebody said to me that this blog, with its various features and contributors, is Lowell’s version of the huffingtonpost. Thank you. I don’t think Dick will sell it to AOL, however.
Read More »Documenting the 2011 City Council race
Last week I posted some video of the City Council candidate forum on public safety and some readers indicated it might be useful to put links to the video in a place that could be easily retrieved throughout the campaign. I’ve done this by creating a “2011 Lowell City Council…
Read More »“Paying for health care” by John Edward
John Edward, a resident of Chelmsford who earned his master’s degree at UMass Lowell and who teaches economics at Bentley University and UMass Lowell, contributes the following column. We spend way too much for health care in the United States. In 2009, total expenditures on health were 17.4 percent of…
Read More »BBC News Visits U Mass Lowell / Queens College Dig in County Tyrone
The Hugh Cummisky Homestead in County Tyrone from the Lowell Irish website On this blog we have followed the joint archaeological dig project between U Mass Lowell and Queens College in Belfast, Ireland. The project began last year with a dig on land in the front yard St. Patrick’s Church…
Read More »32nd Banjo and Fiddle Contest
The 32nd Banjo and Fiddle Contest, sponsored by the Lowell National Historic Park, September 10, 2011, Boarding House Park. Photos by Tony Sampas.
Read More »K.I.D.S in Lowell
KIDS is an acronym for Kids In Disability Sports. In its own words, the mission of this Lowell based organization is simple: “We believe that children with special needs deserve the same opportunities for recreation, sports and skill-building as everyone else.” KIDS was incorporated in 1995 and services twelve Merrimack…
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