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Doing winter cleaning last week at our house, we found some old newspapers, which are always a fascinating window on the past. In this case, hostilities in Europe during World War II were reaching a climax. One can imagine what it was like in the city reading the reports on…
Read More »I’m encouraged by the evidence of civic activism around different interests in Lowell. Almost overnight, a group emerged with shared interest in the upcoming design changes around the Lord Overpass and Thorndike-Dutton corridor. For a while now there’s been a coalition of folks who care about bike-riding and how the…
Read More »It is still freakin’ cold out there, so I’m posting another Caribbean composition from the vault.—PM . Hibiscus Lane 1. One nimble gecko scaling a mosquito net remains the only lizard we’ve seen in a week on the island whose old name, Hewanorra, means “where the iguana is found.” Purple…
Read More »In the early 2000s, my family was fortunate enough to visit the island of St. Lucia in the Caribbean Sea for several Februarys in a row. This morning, I was looking for something to post that would transport readers out of the Lowell snow zone for a few minutes.—PM .…
Read More »This blog has History in the subtitle. Lowell history is always part of the larger narrative nationwide and in the world. We all know that, but sometimes it’s preferable to push aside the misery and chaos and stupidity from beyond the Merrimack Valley that shows up in our news feeds.…
Read More »A big thanks to the Vermont National Guard troops who worked like heck on Highland Street all day yesterday with front-end loaders and huge dump trucks to bash out the vast snow piles that had narrowed the street severely. They had a Humvee at the Thorndike intersection with a Guardsman…
Read More »The key documents related to the Pawtucket Falls Dam court case, plus a statement from the National Trust for Historic Preservation, are available on the website of the Lowell Heritage Partnership at www.lowellheritagepartnership.org
Read More »Snow permitting—-Here’s an announcement from the Tewksbury Library: The Tewksbury Public Library invites the public to a special program on Wed., Feb. 18, at 7 pm at Tewksbury Public Library, with author Paul Marion, who will discuss his new book, “MILL POWER: The Origin and Impact of Lowell National Historical Park,”…
Read More »The shame of the result in the court case about the future of the Pawtucket Falls Dam is the lack of trade-off and balancing of interests in the court’s decision. Enel is already generating green energy and making money on the hydro-power system, otherwise they would not be operating in…
Read More »University Orchestra to Perform Free Concert for Valentine’s Day Friday, Feb. 13, 7:30 p.m. Compositions that convey a sense of triumph and world travel will be the focus of the University Orchestra’s annual, free Valentine’s Day concert for the public. Under the direction of UMass Lowell music faculty member Mark Latham, the ensemble…
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