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U.S. Navy image The USS Constitution was one of the original six frigates of the United States Navy, commissioned by the Naval Act of 1794. “Old Ironsides” was the nickname given to this 18th century frigate during the War of 1812 after its naval battle with the HMS Guerriere. In 1830…
Read More »Congresswoman Niki Tsongas, second from right, has been a leader in challenging top officers in the military to take action to reduce the number of sexual assaults on women in the army, navy, marines, and air force. Today’s NYTimes includes an article about how women in Congress are demanding that…
Read More »The following Lowell property sales were recorded this week. This and much additional information are freely available on the website of the Middlesex North Registry of Deeds (www.lowelldeeds.com): Tuesday, May 28, 2013 34 Newhall St Unit 107 for $106,500 50 Wightman St for $300,000 52 Lawrence Dr, Unit M611 for…
Read More »Today at 1 pm and tomorrow at 10 am (that’s Friday and Saturday), we’ll have our last two spring 2013 tours of Lowell Cemetery. Back on Friday, May 17 we had 75 people attend and the next day there were more than 90, so the tours remain popular. This weekend’s…
Read More »Last night I spoke at the Lowell City Council meeting to urge the city of Lowell to apply for the Distressed Properties Identification and Revitalization Grant recently offered by Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley. The purpose of this grant is to fund a position with Gateway Cities (such as Lowell)…
Read More »Mark Lynch, a well-known member of Lowell’s blogosphere, shared the following letter to the editor he composed about his thoughts on allowing city residents to own and raise chickens: Last night I attended a neighborhood action meeting for the first time in three years or so. I did so because…
Read More »Having to attend last night’s city council meeting for other reasons, I got to City Hall early to catch some of the Neighborhood Subcommittee Meeting on the proposed ordinance that would allow ownership of chickens within the city. There were 30 people in the crowd (I couldn’t see if any…
Read More »The aftermath of the South Lowell (then Tewksbury) Cartidge Company Explosion, 1903. The Lowell Historical Society will hold its annual meeting tonight in the ground level Community Room of the Pollard Memorial Library. The meeting itself begins at 6:30pm with a brief business meeting and election of officers and directors.…
Read More »Tonight at 5:30 at City Hall the City Council’s Neighborhood Subcommittee which consists of Councilors Leahy (chair), Lorrey and Mercier will meet to discuss a proposed ordinance amendment that would permit the “keeping of farm animals and fowl” for personal use. It should be a contentious hour because many on…
Read More »Read Dominique Browning’s NYTimes review of Elinor Lipman’s two new books: a novel, “The View FromPenthouse B,” and a collection of essays,”I Can’t Complain: (All Too) Personal Essays. She is a graduate of Lowell High School and a past recipient of the LHS Distinguished Alumni Award. There is a rumor…
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