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More than fifty people gathered at the Pollard Memorial Library last evening to listen to Chaim “Mike” Rosenberg speak about his biography of Francis Cabot Lowell, the man for whom our city is named. Rosenberg contends that Lowell grew up in a wealthy family as a frivolous youth not in…
Read More »Despite the rain that is forecast for the next few days, our tours of Lowell Cemetery will go forward rain or shine. Friday’s tour (September 23) begins at 1 pm while Saturday’s (September 24) starts at 10 am. Both depart from the Knapp Avenue entrance (near Shedd Park) and take…
Read More »Photos of the drained Merrimack Canal, by Tony Sampas
Read More »I devoted most of my attention last night to video-recording the opening and closing statements of the sixteen candidates in attendance at the neighborhood group-sponsored forum at the Dom Polski Club. Last night I posted links to all of those videos. I did pay attention to what the candidates had…
Read More »At last night’s City Council forum at the Dom Polski Club, several political activists who are (relatively) new to the Lowell scene, didn’t quite know what to make of council candidate Fred Doyle. By historic standards, Fred was on the tamer side last night. To give you a taste of…
Read More »The Lowell Citywide Neighborhood Council presented its second City Council Candidate Forum tonight at the Dom Polski Club in Centralville. Sixteen of the candidates participated (Mayor Jim Milinazzo was at the Lowell School Committee meeting). Each gave a 2 minute opening, answered one or more questions posed by the debate…
Read More »Earlier this summer, the Veterans Administration released a plan that would merge the administrative functions of the Bedford VA hospital into the Boston VA without closing or curtailing services in nearby Bedford. The Globe reported on the proposal and the VA has posted details of the plan on its website.…
Read More »UMass Lowell (through its Economic and Social Development of Regions/Center for Industrial Competitiveness; its College of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; its School of Health and Environment; and several external sponsors) is presenting a great selection of free seminars this fall (which also come with a free lunch in…
Read More »The evening sun, as seen through the shades from within the Pollard Memorial Library. Photos by Tony Sampas.
Read More »Next time you walk into the Hall of Flags of the Lowell Memorial Auditorium, glance to your left and see the above portrait of General George S Patton. You might ask, why does a painting of that particular soldier hang here in Lowell? A small entry in the March 13,…
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