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Lowell Walks is back in 2020, bigger and better than ever. This year, we’ve partnered with Lowell National Historical Park to offer 25 different Saturday morning walks. Here they are: March 7 at 10am: Women’s Activism in Lowell Walk with Resi Polixa, Allison Horrocks, Anne Mulvey, and Sheri Denk –…
Read More »This morning the Trustees of the Pollard Memorial Library hosted a celebration of the restoration of the library’s “Washington at Dorchester Heights” painting. Done by local artist Samuel Howes, the painting is modeled on Gilbert Stuart’s classic painting of the same name. The restoration was made possible through the generosity…
Read More »There is no City Council meeting this week due to school vacation so focus shifts to state politics today. State Democratic Convention While the 2020 Presidential election gets all of the attention these days, there will also be a state election this fall. All members of the state legislature –…
Read More »Heart of Glass By David Daniel Walking along the beach with Jasmyn, holding her hand, both bundled against the mid-February air, William found himself thinking of another time, another woman . . . “Oh my God!” Lucinda had squealed. “Thank you!” William blushed when she kissed him. “It’s only glass.”…
Read More »It’s Time to Vote Up or Shut Up By George Chigas As much as we like to rail against “he who must not be named,” it’s ultimately not his fault. He’s just doing what a [noun of orange hue] would normally do in his situation. If the zookeeper decides to…
Read More »Here are the motions on the agenda for this Tuesday’s Lowell City Council meeting: Councilor Mercier – Req. City Council create an ordinance or file a Home Rule Petition that prevents a City Councilor from holding another elective office during their term. Councilor Samaras – Req. City Mgr. create a…
Read More »Recent headlines report the spread of the coronavirus around the world which makes it a useful time to recall perhaps the deadliest epidemic to ever strike Lowell. It was influenza but was also known as the Spanish Flu or the grippe. It struck in the fall of 1918, just as…
Read More »Here are some items of interest from the Agenda for the upcoming Lowell City Council meeting followed by the MINUTES of last Tuesday’s meeting. Both are edited to emphasize Council motions and responses and other reports or items that deserve attention Council Motions for February 4, 2020 meeting Councilor Elliott…
Read More »Here are some items of interest from the Agenda for the upcoming January 28, 2020, Lowell City Council meeting followed by the MINUTES of last Tuesday’s meeting. Both are edited to emphasize Council motions and responses and other reports or items that deserve attention Council Motions for January 28, 2020…
Read More »Thought Experiment: What if… Donald J. Trump By George Chigas What would it look like if people like me, who see very little to like about President Donald J. Trump, were to suspend judgment for a moment and try to be more objective, even empathetic? What would it look like?…
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