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Monument to the University of Massachusetts Lowell community (alumni and family members of alumni) who perished on September 11, 2001: Patrick J Quigley IV, Christopher Zarba ’79, Jessica Leigh Sachs, John A Ogonowski, ’72, Robert J Hayes, ’86, Brian K Kinney, ’95, and Douglas A Gowell, ’71. Photos by Tony Sampas. …
Read More »This is the sixth in a series of posts showing some historical data from the 2011 city election. Each post shows how one candidate on the ballot in the 2013 city election performed in the 2011 election. Here is eighth place finisher Edward Kennedy. The information presented below is organized…
Read More »‘Middlesex & Wood Streets” by Richard Marion (c) 2013 [drawing, 2005] See more artwork at www.richardmarion.net
Read More »From the archive: After serving for 35 years as a Member of Congress representing the Massachusetts Fifth Congressional District, Edith Nourse Rogers died on this day September 10, 1960 – in the midst of her nineteenth Congressional campaign, three days before the primary. Mrs. Rogers – at the urging of…
Read More »The Fall 2013 tours of historic Lowell Cemetery are fast approaching. Here are the dates: Friday, September 27 at 1 pm Saturday, September 28 at 10 am Friday, October 4 at 1 pm Saturday, October 5 at 10 am The tours begin at the Knapp Avenue entrance to the cemetery…
Read More »This is a cross-post from our friend Dave McKean over at LowellIrish. Dave and other St. Patrick Cemetery stewards are cleaning up and documenting important and historic slate grave stones and markers. (Also cross-posted on the Lowell Historical Society site.) A WORD OF THANKS The slate stones in Yard One…
Read More »President Obama and his administration believe Syrian government officials ordered the use of chemical weapons on opposition fighters and civilians (children, women, and men) in the Syrian civil war. Hundreds, if not more than 1,000, people died. United Nations’ inspectors are analyzing evidence taken from the attack site. The weapons…
Read More »The New Yorker magazine’s online site has posted a thoughtful article by Ian Sheffler in which the writer examines the possibility that head injuries from his football days may explain some of the health and emotional disorders that plagued author Jack Kerouac as an adult. Read the article here. Jack…
Read More »Professor Bob Forrant of UMass Lowell writes about history and economics with a special interest in older industrial cities like Lawrence, Holyoke, Lowell, and the other so-called Gateway Cities of Massachusetts and the Northeast. He recently published an article about Lawrence that looks closely at the city’s prospects and challenges.…
Read More »With all the local “bike talk” – it’s fitting that Mass Moments reminds us that on this day September 6, 1882, the Boston Wheelmen’s Association kicked off the nation’s first 100-mile bicycle race – entrants raced from Worcester to Boston. As home to the nation’s first bicycle club, first race, first indoor riding rinks, and…
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