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The past two summers, teams of archaeologists from Queen’s University in Belfast have traveled to Lowell to conduct a dig on the grounds of St. Patrick’s Church in partnership with UMass Lowell and St. Patrick’s Parish. The the excavations and related research have yielded much of interest about Lowell’s earliest…
Read More »Canada – our neighbor to the North – is the largest country in North America and the second largest country in the world. It is located north of the United States and southeast of Alaska. It has ten provinces and three territories. Over 33 million people live in Canada. Most…
Read More »The last day of June was historically one of the busiest days of the year at the registry of deeds for a number of reasons: the last day of the month is always busy; many people hold off on moving into new homes until after school is out; and some…
Read More »During my nearly ten years of practicing law, I repeatedly was reminded that every trial has its own dynamic and that someone not part of that trial, who was not present for the entire proceeding, was usually clueless in trying to predict the result. Today’s Supreme Court decision upholding the…
Read More »I just returned from a long weekend in New York City. Over the next few days I’ll do some blog posts about sites and stories from the trip. Today, the National 9/11 Memorial: The National 9/11 Memorial is a fitting tribute to those who perished on September 11, 2001. The…
Read More »Half & Half was a popular flavor of tonic when I was a kid. In those days, my recollection is that it was lemon-and-lime flavored. Polar Beverages of Worcester today makes a Half & Half that is lemon-and-grapefruit. I don’t hear people mentioning Half & Half much these days when…
Read More »Jim Peters is a frequent contributor to this site. Below is his latest essay: I have three cats. Two of them hate each other, if I am reading cat noises correctly. Autumn hisses at Bella, and the third one stays far away from the fray. I have no idea why…
Read More »Lowell’s Center City Committee hosted a reception for the new Lowell National Historic Park Superintendent Celeste Bernardo (above) this evening at Fuse Bistro. The announcement of Bernardo’s appointment was made just a month ago, so this was the first opportunity for many in the community to meet her. In her…
Read More »This year, my interest in pro sports waned I think because of some combination of the late season collapse by the Red Sox, the loss in the Super Bowl by the Patriots, and the refusal of Tim Thomas to join his Stanley Cup winning teammates at the White House. I…
Read More »John Edward, a resident of Chelmsford who earned his master’s degree at UMass Lowell and who teaches economics at Bentley University and UMass Lowell, contributes the following column Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is often called the second most powerful person in Washington. Federal Reserve monetary policy has a powerful…
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