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The Revolving Museum was founded by Jerry Back in the 1980s in Boston. At first, it consisted of outdoor art installations but in 1995 it gained a physical space in a vacant building in the Fort Point neighborhood. But as that decade came to an end, real estate prices in…
Read More »I read a great book last week. Again. By Jack McDonough The next best thing to reading a good book is finding a good book. While finding The Book is the goal, the search for that next great read is fun, too. It may be like deer hunting. You know…
Read More »Here is a roundup of upcoming virtual events from near and far that may be of interest to our readers: Pollard Memorial Library Jenna Blum Author Talk Sept 15 at 6pm This is the Pollard Memorial Library Foundation’s Meet the Author event featuring Jenna Blum, the author of Those Who…
Read More »Still Learning After All These Years By Henri Marchand It was the last day of August when I began to write this essay, Labor Day when I finished. In my mind Labor Day weekend always meant the end of summer vacation and September first the start of fall even though…
Read More »Lesson Plan By David Daniel At five minutes to ten on a Wednesday morning I am standing in a small storage area at the county house of correction, waiting for my GED students. The 16-by-16 foot space with gray block walls, pipes overhead, and a single window with bars giving…
Read More »On Thursday, August 27, 2020, I logged on to “Lowell Lines District Mapping Info Session,” an online forum hosted by CMAA, Massachusetts Voter Table, Lowell Alliance, and Latinx Community Center for Empowerment (LCCE). The purpose of the session was to gather information for the creation of new voting districts in…
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Twelve summers ago, Paul Marion discovered Harry de Metropolis, a graduate of Lowell High (class of 1931) and West Point (class of 1939) who rose to the rank of major during World War II, and who later published a collection of his war-time poems. Here is Paul’s post from 2008: …
Read More »Democratic Primary Election Results U.S. Senate – Edward J. Markey. Incumbent Edward J. Markey (685,140 with 6,082 in Lowell) defeated Joseph P. Kennedy III (553,036 with 6,707 in Lowell). House of Representatives – Lori Loureiro Trahan. Incumbent Lori Loureiro Trahan was unopposed. Governor’s Council – Eileen R. Duff. Incumbent Eileen R. Duff…
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