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One of the regular stops on my Lowell Cemetery tour is the grave of Frederick Ayer. Mr. Ayer and his brother, James C. Ayer, attained enormous wealth and success through the sale of patent medicine. Frederick branched out into other areas, becoming the primary owner of the American Woolen Company…
Read More »Lawrence undoubtedly is the name that comes to mind whenever the Bread and Roses Strike of 1912 is discussed, but there was also an associated strike in Lowell that year, known to historians as The Lowell Textile Strike of 1912. On Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at 6 pm at the…
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Read More »Joe Assenza served two tours in Iraq with the US Marines and likes remembering the small, seemingly inconsequential details of his time in and awaiting combat. Don Polsi drew number 25 in the draft lottery and was soon an Army artilleryman in Vietnam. Frank Hickey had a talent for music…
Read More »The bridge over the Pawtucket Canal on Central Street in Lowell recently reopened. For more months than I care to remember, one of the inbound lanes of the bridge was blockaded with Jersey Barriers while construction crews made structural repairs to the bridge. The work site formed a traffic choke…
Read More »2012 marks the 25th Anniversary of the Angkor Dance Troupe, the Lowell-based nationally recognized performing arts organization that seeks to preserve and develop traditional Cambodian dance and traditional arts. The Troupe is holding a major fund raiser, “A Night with Angkor”, on March 26 at 6:30 pm at the Elephant…
Read More »Taking advantage of the wonderful weather, I joined 35 others on a 3.5 hour, 5+ mile walking tour of Jack Kerouac’s Lowell. Tour guides Mike Wurm and Bill Walsh explained that while all of the sites on this tour had been covered on previous tours, this was the first to…
Read More »Thanks to Howl in Lowell for attending the New England Music Awards last night at the Hard Rock Cafe in Boston. And congratulations to locals D-Tension for winning the New Age/Techno/Hip Hop Act of the Year Award and to Hot Day at the Zoo for winning the Americana/Folk/Roots Act of…
Read More »An incredible photo taken Thursday night by Tony Sampas
Read More »The city’s newest source of information, Howl in Lowell, has added a big chunk of new content to its site. There’s a great story and video about “Live from Studio A”, a new program on LTC. It is hosted by Jerry Bisantz and each episode features a playwright from around…
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