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History is usually defined as a chronological record of significant events (as affecting a nation or institution) often including an explanation of their causes. Sometimes the interpretation of history along with its presentation can cause some problems. There’s a local kerfuffle over “Walking Tours of Civil War Boston’’ – the…
Read More »See the latest in Merrimack Valley Magazine. Features include the Lowell Summer Music Series with Peter Aucella, the Lowell Film Festival, Micky Ward Charities, Shaw Farm in Dracut, and plenty more. This publication has become required reading “In the Merrimack Valley” (to take a phrase from my blogging colleague Marie).
Read More »Sumner Needham grave in the Bellevue Cemetery Lawrence, Massachusetts In rememberance of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, the Eagle Tribune is running a nine-part series exploring the important Merrimack Valley connections to the war and honoring the local soldiers who served. Today’s entry remembers Sumner Needham who along…
Read More »According to Lawrence City Clerk William Moloney, the petition to recall Mayor William Lantigua will be ready today. The citizen group “It’s Your Right” led by activist Reverend Edwin Rodriguez with help from others like Wayne Hayes – need to gather at least 5,232 signatures or 15 percent of the…
Read More »The Tewksbury Patch is reporting that the Stanley Cup – currently “on tour” – will be on display this Saturday July 9th at the Tewksbury Country Club. The Tewksbury Patch story tells us: The symbol of the Boston Bruins first championship in nearly 40 years is coming to Tewksbury! The…
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. A recall vote and the controversial building project that incited it are generating a lot of heat in Chelmsford this summer. That…
Read More »There’s an item on boston.com today with video and a long article (the article is more informative) with questions and answers about touring Boston. As someone who has dealt with cultural tourism for a long time, I was interested in the answers people gave about what they did, what they…
Read More »The Baltimore Riot – April 19, 1861 Remembrances of the Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War are being marked in various ways in the communities – North and South – that sent tens of thousands of their citizens to participate in this bloodiest of wars. Massachusetts and the Merrimack Valley…
Read More »If your family is like many Merrimack Valley families, an annual trip to the over 100-year-old Canobie Lake Park in Salem, New Hampshire is a must. On this Fourth of July weekend this garden-style amusement park will host thousands of visitors. From the pastoral to the fast-paced – there’s something…
Read More »Coming to the Sampas Pavilion on the Vandenberg Esplanade along the Merrimack River in Lowell on Saturday, August 13: The Merrimack Valley Jazz Festival. Read all about it on weshareacommonthread.org
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