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On this day in history August 9th – a literary note – In 1854, Henry David Thoreau’s “Walden’’ which described Thoreau’s experiences while living near Walden Pond, was first published. Walden Pond State Reservation Concord/Lincoln, Massachusetts From the Massachusetts Depatment of Conservation and Recreation website (more information here): Henry David Thoreau lived…
Read More »1990 was a big year in state politics. The voters elected a new Governor and Lt Governor, Treasurer and Attorney General. The following post has been added to our “Elections” section (see link at upper right) for future reference: In 1990, John Kerry was elected to his second term in…
Read More »Writing this week in the NYT, columnist Bob Herbert decried the educational slippage in the nation. He says we’re collectively, but especially the younger and up-and-coming generations, getting softer intellectually. He cites figures. UMass Lowell, I should say, is doing its part to buck the trend described in the column. Note the comments, too, which…
Read More »I read Marie’s post about the Coffee Party before I went to buy groceries at the Market Basket at Stadium Plaza, Rte. 38 in Tewksbury (I always think I’m still in Lowell there). Anyway, I was standing in line with my number waiting to be called on at the deli…
Read More »If you were wondering what was happening on the Coffee Party USA scene, the group has scheduled a national convention for September 24-26, 2010 in Louisville Kentucky. For a reminder about the movement’s origins and mission check here. For a quick FYI: The Vision: Reason, truth & civility in public affairs; A…
Read More »By the rude bridge that arched the flood, Their flag to April’s breeze unfurled; Here once the embattled farmers stood, And fired the shot heard round the world. We took advantage of today’s beautiful weather and took an excursion to Minute Man National Park in nearby Concord, Lincoln and Lexington.…
Read More »Boston.com is carrying a news wire report from the Associated Press about UMass Lowell students and archaeologists from Queens University in Northern Ireland digging for traces of the early Irish presence in the Acre. They’ll be excavating around St. Patrick Church (1831) beginning the week of August 16. The project is…
Read More »CALL FOR ENTRIES: Request for Qualifications, Appleton Mills Art Installation Project Eligibility: Open to all artists/designers/teams residing in New EnglandProject Description: Trinity Financial invites artists/designers/teams to forward qualifications for an artwork to be permanently installed in the four-story atrium of the Appleton Mills redevelopment, an historic textile mill located…
Read More »Here are the members of the Lowell City Council on Inauguration Day in January 2002. If the councilors look especially happy, it’s because all nine incumbents from the previous term’s council were reelected in the November 2001 election. Seated from left: Rita Mercier, Eileen Donoghue, Armand Mercier Standing from left:…
Read More »The Washington Post and the Associated Press are reporting today that the Republican National Committee is in sync with the Democratic National Committee when it comes to the schedule for the 2012 Presidential Primaries. The Republican National Committee adopted a new schedule for the 2012 presidential primaries Friday, agreeing to a…
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