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Are you a graduate of UMass Lowell? Maybe you’re a proud mother or father of an alum? Join Professor Marie Frank, author of the new book, “University of Massachusetts Lowell: 125 Years,” to celebrate the rich history of the school on Thursday, September 3, 2020 at 7pm via Zoom Learn…
Read More »Women’s Equality Day By Mary Olberding Women’s Equality Day celebrates the day the 19th Amendment was signed into law on August 26, 1920, giving women the right to vote and ending a 70-year long quest. Extending suffrage was a necessary step toward fulfilling the promise of Democracy with a more…
Read More »This week on her Apples, Art, and Spirit Blog, Linda Hoffman describes the transformation of the farm from potential to reality as many crops near harvest-time. Her descriptions of heirloom tomatoes and juicy melons motivate you to grab your car keys and head for the farm which has a retail…
Read More »July 19, 1969 By Steve O’Connor Saturday night. Jack Lee stopped at the corner of Westford and Coral and leaned against the street sign. “Out of shape,” he muttered. He should never have taken the desk job at the Post Office. Up until five years ago, and for the…
Read More »Another installment of Lowell Lists. Today, the State Senators and State Representatives who have represented Lowell in the General Court from 1970 to the present. State Senator – 1st Middlesex B. Joseph Tully – 1970 Philip L. Shea – 1980 Paul J. Sheehy – 1984 Nancy Achin Sullivan – 1990…
Read More »Another installment in our Lowell Lists series. Here is the roster of elected officials who have held the Middlesex County offices of Sheriff, District Attorney, Clerk of Courts, Register of Probate, and Register of Deeds from 1970 to the present. The date that precedes each name is the year that…
Read More »Thanks to Nancye Tuttle for sharing this story which originally appeared in the Portland Press Herald. After the Storm By Nancye Tuttle ‘Don’t pick up the baby. Whatever you do, don’t pick up the baby.” My father-in-law’s voice boomed over the intercom from the flying bridge of his vessel, the…
Read More »Car Wash Dreams By David Daniel It was in August before my senior year in high school when the new car wash came to our small town. A fresh concept in automobile care is how it was advertised, and it opened with a lot of fanfare. Robo-Kleen’s promise was to…
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