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UMass Lowell 9/11 Memorial Rededication Ceremony is on for 11 a.m. today along the Riverwalk on the East Campus behind Leitch Residence Hall, 111 Pawtucket St. Park at UML’s Perkins St. lot at Lawrence Mills complex, across the street from LeLacheur Park. The event is on rain or shine. We have…
Read More »UMass Lowell has many campus activities, ceremonies and remembrances planned this week for the tenth anniversary of September 11th. One of the more important events is a “Forum on the Lessons of September 11th.” When: Friday, Sept. 9, noon to 1:30 p.m. What: “Lessons of Sept. 11” will look at…
Read More »Read SUN reporter Rita Savard’s appreciation of Eleanor McGarry of Tyngsboro, who, among many other dimensions of her life, was a Kerouac admirer who started the annual Kerouac 5K road race in Lowell.
Read More »In the spring and the fall each year, I lead free public tours of historic Lowell Cemetery. This month, tours will occur on Friday, September 9 at 1 pm and Saturday, September 10 at 10 am. Another set will occur on Friday, September 23 at 1 pm and Saturday, September…
Read More »In today’s NYTimes, Paul Osterman writes about what lack of work and poorly paying jobs do to individuals and families. He describes a reality check in Texas, where there is talk of plenty of jobs. Read the essay here, and get the NYT if you want more.
Read More »A current editor of the Providence Journal who once worked for the “Lawrence Eagle-Tribune” wrote a column yesterday urging Rhode Islanders to look to Lowell’s experience in obtaining a National Park as the Ocean State attempts to secure the same for its Blackstone Valley corridor. Here’s how the author, John…
Read More »In the spring and the fall each year, I lead free public tours of historic Lowell Cemetery. This month, tours will occur on Friday, September 9 at 1 pm and Saturday, September 10 at 10 am. Another set will occur on Friday, September 30 at 1 pm and Saturday, October…
Read More »History.com reminds us that on this day September 5, 1957, New York Times writer Gilbert Millstein wrote a rave review about “On the Road” the second novel by Lowell-born writer Jack Kerouac. He quotes: “Jack went to bed obscure,” Kerouac’s girlfriend told a reporter, “and woke up famous.” “On the…
Read More »“Canal Bridge, East Merrimack Street” by Richard Marion (c) 2011 See more artwork at www.richardmarion.net
Read More »On September 7, 1992, Labor Day that year, the lead editorial was about Lowell and Lowell National Historical Park. It was tremendous exposure for the city and our history. Read the editorial here from the NYT archives, and get the paper if you want more. Here’s how it begins: Youngsters…
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