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During the month of May, I conducted three “official” tours of the Lowell Cemetery but some folks who missed those events were still interested in seeing the cemetery so I will lead another tour this coming Saturday, June 12 beginning at 10 am from the Knapp Avenue Gate. The tour…
Read More »More than a year ago, the Massachusetts Historical Society began publishing the diaries of John Quincy Adams on Twitter. Adams was a prolific diarist, writing something everyday from the age of 12 until he died, leaving behind 14,000 pages. Since Twitter only allows posts of 140 characters, it may be…
Read More »As I shuffled down Pine Street shortly after 5 am on this morning’s run, two Lowell Fire trucks came racing up from Cupples Square, their sirens and air horns screaming. They both turned in front of me onto Hawthorn Street (yes, there’s no “e” at the end). As I continued…
Read More »Sixty-six years ago this morning, Allied armies landed on the coast of Normandy in the largest amphibious invasion in history. In 2004, we took a family trip to France. Here’s a video slideshow: [youtube]zpoYCBa014E[/youtube]
Read More »June 6th, 2010 by Marie This is my first post since our technical difficulties. It seems like I’m starting all over again as a blogger and as a creature of habit I’ll need to get my bearings with this new format and even newer rules for wrting and posting! Please…
Read More »June 5th, 2010 by PaulM Watch for news about a book-launching for Stephen O’Connor’s collection of short stories, “Smokestack Lightning,” forthcoming from Loom Press this month. Most of the stories are set in and around Lowell or a place that could be Lowell. Steve and Dave Daniel of Westford and…
Read More »June 5th, 2010 by PaulM There’s still time to register for the Innovative Cities Conference coming up at the UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center on June 17, 18 & 19. Featured speakers include White House official Adolfo Carrion and National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis. Why would folks from…
Read More »Posted by PaulM This poem by Tom Sexton will be incorporated into a work of public art on the Concord River Greenway, along with selections of writing by Henry Thoreau, Jack Kerouac, and Paul Tsongas in other artworks along the river path.—PM . Great Blue Heron Far from the marsh…
Read More »I spent Friday night and all day Saturday at the DCU Center in Worcester (formerly known as the Worcester Centrum) for the 2010 Democratic State Convention. On Friday night, Secretary of State Bill Galvin and Attorney General Martha Coakley, both running unopposed in the Democratic Primary, were nominated by acclamation.…
Read More »June 6th, 2010 by PaulM In 1996, an illustrated article on the front page of the SUN followed by a community planning workshop involving more than 150 people at Lowell High School brought the concept of a greener Lowell to the front of the city’s brain. The gathering was called…
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