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But if Thoreau’s first book is flawed, it is a flawed masterpiece. Indeed, as critics have begun to recognize, even if Walden had not been written, A Week would nonetheless stand as one of the seminal works of the American Renaissance. —Linck C. Johnson, Thoreau’s Complex Weave: The Writing of…
Read More »Massachusetts Congressman John Tierney represents the 6th Congressional District. In the recent redistricting based on the 2010 Census, the towns of Tewksbury and Billerica and part of a precinct in Andover were moved from Niki Tsongas’ old 5th District – now the 3rd District. Tierney has a reputation for being very accessible…
Read More »Jay Mason of 350MA of Greater Lowell, a local group that advocates local action and policies on the environment and sustainability, believes that these policies must be addressed at the local level. He has submitted a question that he hopes all candidates for Lowell City Council will answer. His question,…
Read More »[youtube]5oY06O3vP-k[/youtube] In recognition of Food Day 2013 (which is Thursday, October 24th), a group of kids from the Greater Lowell Boys & Girls club visited Verrill Farm in Concord. While at the farm, the kids took part in “potato gleaning.” Gleaning is a centuries old practice where a farmer would…
Read More »Reminder for the next GLAD Meeting Tomorrow ~ SATURDAY! Greater Lowell Area Democrats Regular Breakfast Meeting Saturday October 19, 2013 at 8:00 AM SHARP! Independence Grill at the Radisson Hotel Rte. 110 in Chelmsford Please join us at this meeting of area Democrats. Marie Sweeney, GLAD Chair For more information: sweeney133@verizon.net AGENDA: The regular agenda will…
Read More »Next Wednesday evening October 23, 2013, Community Teamwork, Inc. (CTI) celebrates people and institutions that lead through action. This year the focus is on communication innovators. It’s should be no surprise to followers of this blog that its creator – Register of Deeds, Richard P. Howe, Jr. – is the recipient of the prestigious…
Read More »Two events honoring veterans took place in Lowell this weekend. On Saturday night, the UMass Lowell office of Veterans Services held the 3rd Annual Veterans’ Military Legacy & Veterans’ Alumni Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium. The event was a formal military ball with many of…
Read More »Matt Hansen provides a link to his video recap of the October 7, 2013 Chelmsford Board of Selectmen meeting. Topics include Town Meeting Warrant Articles, Swain Road solar panel grant application, 9/11 memorial at Center Fire station Headquarters, Town Manager Reports and various other things. [youtube]Ebrnfzv-tWE[/youtube]
Read More »A dozen participants in the Lowell blogosphere joined the crowd at the Tewksbury Public Library to hear Dan Kennedy talk about his new book, The Wired City, which is about journalism in the “post newspaper age.” While I bought the book (actually I bought two), I haven’t finished reading it…
Read More »This Saturday (October 5) at 2 pm at the Tewksbury Public Library at 300 Chandler Street, Dan Kennedy, the founder of the Media Nation blog, will give a talk about this new book, The Wired City. This is a great chance for all who are active in the Lowell blogosphere…
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