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Lowell Catholic High School – now a member of the prestigious Xaverian Brothers Sponsored Schools network with a student body of 400 – is celebrating it’s 25th academic year. Last night the 13th Annual Bishop John R. McNamara Awards Gala raised over $83,000 for scholarship and merit aid while honoring some very special…
Read More »Deb Belanger from the Convention and Visitors Bureau just shared the following press release about a very interesting and fun event that will take place in Lowell on June 21, 2014 . . . 2014 Great Race to overnight in Lowell, MA on June 21 Lowell, Mass., will host an…
Read More »“Middlesex & Wood Sts., Rear” by Richard Marion (c) 2014 [original 3/13/05] See more artwork at www.richardmarion.net
Read More »Next week is a big one for the UMass Lowell Greeley Scholar for Peace Studies Program. Not only will the 2014 Scholar be here, Justice Albie Sachs of South Africa, but three past Scholars will be at events for a reunion—including 2011 Nobel Peace Prize-winner Leymah Gbowee of Liberia. Albie…
Read More »“Linocut of Rooftop from Wilder St. Bridge” by Richard Marion (c) 2014 See more artwork at www.richardmarion.net
Read More »Tony Sampas visited Sowy’s Bakery at 474 E Merrimack St in Lowell and took these pictures:
Read More »Angkor Dance Troupe at UMass Lowell (photo by Rosemary Noon) Last night, more than 500 people attended an extraordinary performance of dance and music in UMass Lowell’s Durgin Concert Hall by the Angkor Dance Troupe, Flying Orb Productions, and UMass Lowell’s World Music Ensemble. The one-day festival included sculptor Yary…
Read More »“Highland Street Flowers” by Richard Marion (c) 2014 [original 1996] See more artwork at www.richardmarion.net
Read More »From 1980 through 1993, community partners in Lowell, including the National Park Service and University, hosted 12 gatherings of scholars in the name of the Lowell Conference on Industrial History. At least three volumes of conference proceedings were published. The regular meeting of teachers, students, historians, architects, preservation advocates, sociologists,…
Read More »This is a cross-post from the Lowell Historical Society blog site… Lowell Historical Society curator Ryan Owen continues his search for those “forgotten finds” in the archives. The finds often spur him to do more research as he learned with the discovery of the “Hi-Hat Man.” Ah the stories! From “Forgotten New England: The Early…
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