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From the archive… the Lews were an important Lowell family. Today MassMoments reminds us that Harry “Bucky” Lew – the first African American to play professional basketball – was born in Lowell, Massachusetts on January 4, 1884. January 4, 2013 Marie Leave a comment Edit Mass Moments reminds us that on…
Read More »With snow flying outside, at 5.45 a.m. today all the smoke alarms in our house began beeping in a way that seemed extra loud. My wife, son, and I threw on some clothes and rushed into the hallway upstairs to check for smoke. Nothing. My wife sped over to the…
Read More »Here’s some news from Mill City Grows “Build-A-Garden” Program Brings Five New Vegetable Gardens to Lowell Lowell Housing Authority, Stoklosa School, Robinson School, Pawtucket Congregational Church, and UTEC to install garden beds in April Lowell, MA – January 3rd 2014. Mill City Grows, an initiative that fosters food justice by…
Read More »I didn’t expect the snow to begin until later this morning but at least an inch had fallen by 5 am. I’ll either update this post or add others as the storm progresses. Please send you pictures and observations to me at DickHoweJr@gmail.com or leave them here as comments.
Read More »Many decades ago there was a local radio announcer whose name I now forget who boom out across the airwaves “No school, all schools in Lowell” on days when the weather cancelled school for the day. (Maybe someone can help me with that name). Modern technology has given us Jay…
Read More »Chinese Pie (Web photo courtesy of citronlimette.com)
Read More »Chinese Pie or Pâté chinois is a French-Canadian version of shepherd’s pie that at one time was so popular that it would appear on school lunch menus in French Catholic parishes and even some public schools in Greater Lowell. The origin is not certain and may be related to Canadian…
Read More »There was a time not that long ago when it was common to hear a statement that was used to sum up the purpose of the community’s manifold efforts to move Lowell forward—efforts in the public and private sectors, efforts involving vast financial investments or genuine sweat equity, efforts involving…
Read More »In taking a look back over the year 2013 in Tewksbury and other Merrimack Valley environs – the issues of politics, economics, quality of life, culture – traditional and pop, education and sports – are all vying for attention. Across the Merrimack Valley the stand-out event – in my opinion…
Read More »With no city council meeting last or this week due to Christmas and New Year’s, there’s not much new to report on politics in the city. That’s good because with this being the final Sunday of 2013, it’s time to review the year in local politics. Here are some observations…
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