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A heads-up for parents, grandparents, child caregivers – it’s Kid’s Week in Lowell! Lot’s of terrific offerings from the many partners – including the Lowell National Historical Park, the City of Lowell, Girls Inc. and LP&CT… Check out the website. Don’t forget that Kids Week is book-ended by the Annual…
Read More »From the moment I first heard of the concept of a “maker space” I was intrigued and thought it would be a perfect fit for Lowell. One of the basic pillars of the city’s prominence in 19th century America was the propensity of its citizens to excel in the mechanical…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. No mistake about it. Woody Allen’s latest movie, Blue Jasmine, was deserving of an Oscar nomination, especially for Cate Blanchett’s performance. Allen also recently won lifetime achievement recognition in the Golden Globes. This is more troubling. Allen is…
Read More »Due to forecasts for a Wednesday storm and in consultation with Meryl Streep, we are postponing “A Conversation with Meryl Streep” until Tuesday, April 1. A Conversation with Meryl Streep April 1, 2014 7:30 p.m. Tsongas Center
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted fromMarjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. If Boston Mayor Marty Walsh can avoid giving away the store in the next rounds of union negotiations, he’ll save some money to help fund some of his promised initiatives. He avoided discussion of the challenge of union money demands this morning when he laid out his…
Read More »Les Bernal of Lawrence is a familiar name in certain political circles of the Merrimack Valley. These days he is the national director of Stop Predatory Gambling, a nonprofit organization opposed to casinos and state lotteries. In today’s New York Times, he takes on the topic of sports betting. Here is his…
Read More »Born in Lowell, Massachusetts, artist James Abbott McNeill Whistler was more a man of the world particularly of Great Britain. In fact, he famously stated “I shall be born when and where I want, and I do not choose to be born in Lowell.” Nonetheless, this moody artistic genius gets his…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Women have always played an important role in service to the community and to the Catholic Church. They are at the helm in various Catholic hospital systems, universities and foundations. The great unanswered question for many women is whether they…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. WBUR cognoscenti contributor Joanne Barker got it right: Eleanor McCullen, anti-abortion plaintiff in the Supreme Court case challenging the 35-foot buffer zone around clinics offering abortions, isn’t typical of the individuals trying to deter patients from entering such…
Read More »I’ve attended a few of Lura Smith’s events celebrating the life and legacy of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. but it’s been a while since I joined the members of the Merrimack Valley NAACP for their annual MLK breakfast. Rabbi Ira Korinow of Haverhill was the MC and he set the tone…
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