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Kim Scott Kickoff, Lowell School Committee
Campaign kickoff for Lowell School Committee candidate Kim Scott. And as always, if you know of other candidate videos let me know by commenting below and I will post them too.
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Out and About: Lowell, Environs and the Lowell Folk Festival
July 26, 2011
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Marie
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Out and about in the noon hour-plus today in Downtown Lowell and Environs. Call-to-action: Driving though Kearney Square proved that some citizens listened to President Obama last night. Three or four sign holders stood fast at the entrance to the Howe Building – home to Congresswoman Niki Tsongas’ District office.…
Read More »Lowell Irish on the Lowell Blogging Scene
July 24, 2011
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Marie
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Davis McKean honored by the Lowell National Historical Park & the Lowell Heritage Partnership – May 12, 2011 If you’re thinking that today might be a good time to catch up on some local blogs and recent posts, let me highly recommend the “LowellIrish” blog – created and staffed by…
Read More »Fruity Fun: Betty! Buckle! Cobbler! Crumble! Crisp! Grunt! Slump! Pandowdy!
It’s one of those days for thinking about the season of summer! With Facebook posts and e-mails about the Lowell Farmers Market and what’s ready for picking at places like Parlee Farms, fruits and veggies are on my mind. So with fresh fruit so available at these local farmers’ markets,…
Read More »Women Convene in Seneca Falls ~ July 19, 1848
Seneca Falls Convention – 1848 On this day – July 19, 1848 – the first United States women’s rights convention opened in Seneca Falls, New York. It was organized by local New York women upon the occasion of a visit by Boston-based Lucretia Mott, a Quaker famous for her speaking…
Read More »Support for Slater Mill and Blackstone Valley Corridor as a National Park
The Wilkinson and Slater Mills along the banks of the Blackstone River in Pawtucket, RI The AP is reporting that the Slater Mill and environs now known as the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor has received a favorable report from the National Park Service to move up to the…
Read More »The question of “pants” vs “trousers”
For you word-smithers out there, don’t miss Jan Freeman’s “The Word” in today’s Boston Globe. While touching on other US vs UK word wars such as “cookies” versus “biscuits” and the quite opposite texture of a Brit chip and a a handful of Lays – Freeman zeros in on the…
Read More »Tewksbury Library Presents “Boston On Fire” ~ July 13th
Noted at WickedLocal Tewksbury: As part of series of public events in July, the Tewksbury Public Library presents “Boston on Fire” – dramatic tales about the history of fires and fire fighting in Boston Wednesday night – July 13th – at 6:30pm. On Wednesday, July 13 at 6:30 p.m., join…
Read More »Farewell, Cy Twombly
Cy Twombly was an artist, is an artist, whom I’ve long been aware of, but I never “got” him. Nevertheless, I always appreciated his creative project. The work is distinctive and ambitious. The handmade writing-like gestures in so much of the work exude a humane vibe. I like that…
Read More »Chath pierSath’s New Book of Poems: ‘After’
“After” is a book of letters in the form of poems that poignantly describes the author’s life and experiences as a child before, during and after the Khmer Rouge. It traces the author’s journey out of Cambodia to the United States and the experiences he had thereafter, through loss of…
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