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Legendary Locals of Lowell reading/signing in Tewksbury on Monday night
Tomorrow (Monday, March 25) at 7:00 pm, Chaim Rosenberg and I will do a reading/book signing of our new book, Legendary Locals of Lowell, at the Tewksbury Public Library which is at 300 Chandler Street in Tewksbury. For more information, visit the library’s website.
Read More »Lowell Cemetery – spring tour schedule
The dates and times for this spring’s tours of Lowell Cemetery have been set: Friday, May 17, 2013 at 1 pm Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 10 am Friday, May 31, 2013 at 1 pm Saturday, June 1, 2013 at 10 am The spring tours all begin at the Lawrence…
Read More »Protest against Keystone Pipeline in Lowell last night
Lowell architect Jay Mason was one of many positioned outside the Steve Lynch fundraiser at the Blue Shamrock last night, holding signs that urged Lynch to reverse his support for the Keystone XL pipeline. Jay has written an Open Letter to Lynch and all other candidates for office in Massachusetts,…
Read More »“Lowell for Ed Markey” – Join the team
If you want to participate in a true grassroots campaign, join Ed Markey’s Lowell Team. To get involved send me an email at DickHoweJr[at]gmail.com and be sure to LIKE us on the “Lowell for Ed Markey” Facebook page.
Read More »My appearance on “Threads” talking about Legendary Locals of Lowell
Recently I was a guest on “Threads“, the new local TV show produced at LTC by Jack Mitchell and Lynne Lupien. I was invited on to talk about my new book, Legendary Locals of Lowell. Here’s the segment which features an interview of me by Corey Sciuto: [youtube]7tjeiG3gTRc[/youtube]
Read More »LowellMakes holds successful meeting tonight
If you wanted a seat at tonight’s LowellMakes meeting at LTC, you had to arrive early because by the time the presentation began, it was standing room only. LowellMakes is a local initiative being shepherded from concept to reality by three city residents, Kamal Jain, John Noto and Eric Sack.…
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Read More »LowellMakes public meeting on Wednesday
Tomorrow night I’ll visit Lowell Telecommunicatons Corp at 246 Market Street to attend a public meeting held by LowellMakes, an innovative, important organization that is just beginning to come together here in Lowell. Here’s how LowellMakes is described at the start of its vision statement: A membership‐controlled collaborative space equipped…
Read More »Great turnout for last night’s reading/signing
Thanks to the 85 people who packed the community room at the Pollard Memorial Library in Lowell last evening to hear Chaim Rosenberg and me talk about our new book, Legendary Locals of Lowell. After 45 minutes of discussion, we signed books for many in the crowd. We were fortunate…
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