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Greg on Prejudice & Perseverance
In the context of recent troubles in the city, Greg at The New Englander shares his insights about the destructive power of racism as well as its limits in our immediate society. Read his thoughts here.
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Wahlberg and Russell on WBUR – the Lowell Connection
I caught parts of the Mark Wahlberg/David O. Russell interview on WBUR’s “Fresh Air” program earlier this afternoon. It was interesting – especially as they talked about Lowell and the city as an integral part of their movie – “The Fighter.” Check it out for yourself here at WBUR.org.
Read More »‘Lowell’s Irish Micky Ward’
With all “The Fighter” buzz, this is a good time re-run Tom Sexton’s poem about the local boxing legend. One of the best things about a good poem is how it stands up to repeated readings or listenings. Maybe Tom should do an audio recording of his Lowell poems. People…
Read More »Viral Video, Homeless Man with Golden Voice
This is a wild story. Listen to the voice. Stay with the clip to the end or push the progress bar to the last ten seconds.
Read More »Bozo the Clown January 5, 1959
Here is something for the baby boomers out there… 52 years ago today, January 5, 1959 KTLA-TV in Los Angeles California broadcast the first episode of Bozo the Clown. In the Boston area the Bozo Show was produced by WHDH TV (now WCVB) and starred Frank Avruch as the silly…
Read More »40 Guns
The Lowell Sun yesterday reported that some 40 guns were stolen from a vault in a cellar of a house in Lowell. Is there a limit on how many guns an individual can legally own and store in one place? This quantity is more like an arsenal of handguns and rifles.
Read More »“Improved order of Red Men of Massachusetts”
In all of our talk about relocating the Passaconaway statue from Edson Cemetery to Pawtucket Falls, we skipped over the issue of ownership. The plaque on the statue, shown above, says that it’s the property of the “Improved order of Red Men of Massachusetts“, a group that Eileen L points…
Read More »Bread & Roses Centennial Meeting, Jan. 15
Prof. Bob Forrant chairs the planning committee for the Bread & Roses Centennial Project in Lawrence. He sent this information about the upcoming planning meeting on January 15. “One hundred years ago this very week, thousands of workers in Lawrence had no idea that within just a few days they would engage…
Read More »Passaconaway and Village at Pawtucket Falls
Jim Peters has sparked an interesting discussion with his essay on the Native American History of Lowell. Above is the statue of Passaconaway now located in the Edson Cemetery that Paul suggests should be moved closer to Pawtucket Falls. Below is another interactive map, this one showing various monuments, buildings,…
Read More »Images from Grand Street Peace Walk
Greg at The New Englander posted pictures from yesterday’s “peace walk” and remembrance of victims on Grand Street in the Lower Highlands. See his photos here. I don’t have any information about contributions or donations in memory of Corinna Oeur. If one of our readers has information, please share it in…
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