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On the road with Tom Sexton
As Tom Sexton recently traveled cross-country from Alaska to Maine on the northern route, he shared some photographs.
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“Homestead Crossing” at the MRT
The inaugural play of the MRT’s new season, Homestead Crossing, continues until next Sunday so there’s still time to see it. I did yesterday and enjoyed it very much. Written by Massachusetts-based playwright William Donnelly, the play is about “an old married couple” (they’re in their early 50s) whose life…
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A friend who is driving cross country (and who is traveling in the opposite direction than is Tom Sexton) sent some photographs from Lowell, Oregon.
Read More »On the road with Tom Sexton – Spanish, Ontario
More photos from Tom Sexton’s cross-continent trip from Alaska to Maine
Read More »Cemetery tour today – rain or shine
We woke up to a light, intermittent mist here in Lowell today but the 10 am tour of Lowell Cemetery will go off rain or shine. Meet at the Knapp Avenue entrance, right next to Shedd Park. The tour will be 90 minutes long and involves walking through the cemetery…
Read More »In the Merrimack Valley: Civil War Encampment on Lawrence Common
Least we forget the 150th remembrance of the Civil War, the Lawrence Civil War Guard plays host to the 10th Annual Civil War Weekend with an encampment at Campagnone Common in the heart of Lawrence. As Mark Volger tells us in the Eagle Tribune today: Campagnone Common will become a…
Read More »Green Day in East Pawtucketville with Kerouac Tour
The East Pawtucketville neighborhood group shared a notice of its upcoming “Green” event which will take place on Saturday, September 29, 2012 Here are the particulars: East Pawtucketville: GREEN & FUN! Come spend a day enjoying the neighborhood. When: September 29, 2012 TIME: 10 AM – 4 PM Where: Gershom…
Read More »‘Transformation at UMass Lowell’: Sun Special Section
The Sun this week published an extensive look at the historic transformation in process at UMass Lowell. Anyone in the city can see the physical evidence of expansion. Not since the 1970s have we seen the amount of construction on campus—and now the campus boundaries extend much farther. With the…
Read More »“Meanderings” by Jim Peters
Frequent contributor Jim Peters sent along this essay: When I was a child, my father was fairly disgusted with my attempts to get out of anything having to do with arithmetic which is mathematics now. I once wanted to be a farmer, not an outrageous goal for a kid living…
Read More »Lowell Cemetery Tours this weekend
It’s time once again for our tours of historic Lowell Cemetery. They are free, require no registration and involve 90 minutes of walking and talking our way around the Cemetery. Because there is so much of interest in Lowell Cemetery, I’ve split it in two for our tours. In the…
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