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Congratulations to Glen Johnson, most recently the Boston Globe’s political editor, but remembered fondly here as one of the best City Hall reporters the city of Lowell was fortunate to have had, on his upcoming career change. Starting this Monday, Glen will work at the U.S. State Department for our…
Read More »Tuesday, February 19, 2013 7:00-9:00 PM Jack Kerouac Reading & Discussion Series The second of a five-part Jack Kerouac reading and discussion series led by Dr. Todd Tietchen of the UMass Lowell English Department. The discussion is on “The Town and the City” parts 3 – 5. location: UMass Lowell, South…
Read More »Growing up in Lowell, I always heard stories of my great grandfather using ashes from the coal furnace in the family home on Shaw Street to fertilize the backyard where he grew hundreds of pounds of potatoes each year. It is those stories, in part, that propel me outside each…
Read More »Now that John Kerry has been confirmed as Secretary of State by the Senate, the pace of activity in the special election campaign to fill that Senate seat will quickly become frenetic. The photos above and below are of our gathering last evening at the Pollard Memorial Library’s Community Room…
Read More »With John Kerry expected to be confirmed as Secretary of State today and immediately resign his seat in the U.S. Senate, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth Bill Galvin has recommended to the Governor that the following dates be set for the Special Election to fill the Senate vacancy: Primary Election…
Read More »Academy of Notre Dame in Tyngsboro, Massachusetts As an alum of the Academy of Notre Dame in Tyngsboro, Class of 1960, I was pleased and very proud to get this e-mail from the President today. Congratulations to the students who participated and will take the banner for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts…
Read More »As a follow-up to my earlier post on a Patrick Keely-designed church that was saved – unlike Lowell’s St. Peter’s Church – here’s a link to a New York Times article about the re-opend St. Brigid’s Church in New York’s Lower East Side ~ http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/28/nyregion/st-brigids-church-on-lower-east-side-celebrates-a-new-beginning.html?nl=nyregion&emc=edit_ur_20130128 History lived in that sacred space. Immigrant families found faith,…
Read More »When Governor Patrick gave his state of the Commonwealth address earlier this month, there was a lot of grumbling because he called for higher taxes to pay for, among other things, improvement to our transportation infrastructure. Last week, one on of those single-digit cold days I had to ride the…
Read More »In response to my request earlier today for a correspondent to report on tonight’s meeting on the future of the Rourke Bridge and vicinity, someone kindly took up my offer and sent the following: The subject of tonight’s meeting was the many intersections in the area, what the current status…
Read More »Tonight is the informational meeting on the Rourke Bridge, Wood Street, Westford Street and Drum Hill Road Corridor Study and Feasibility Analysis. This public meeting – i.e., open to everyone – goes from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM at Lowell General Hospital’s Clark Auditorium, 295 Varnum Avenue, Lowell, MA. Due…
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