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Anyone who lived in Lowell in the spring of 2006 knows that the city can be devastated by flooding but that infrequently occurring natural phenomenon is about to have a big financial impact on my homeowners in the city. Mostly because of some powerful hurricanes the have struck the east…
Read More »The morning began with dark purple clouds bumping in the sky lanes above a sherbet-rinsed sunrise of raspberry and peach. Wind kicked the brittle leaves every which way, and the frigid air made you feel extra alive in your skin. All good for a big day in Lowell. Spirits were…
Read More »Later this morning the new bridge across the Merrimack River that will connect Merrimack Street and University Avenue will be dedicated to my father, Richard P. Howe, in honor of his forty consecutive years on the Lowell City Council which included four terms as mayor. His final council term ended…
Read More »The new Richard P. Howe Bridge which will connect Merrimack Street and University Ave will open this Tuesday, November 19, 2013. The State Department of Transportation will host a ceremony to open and to dedicate the bridge which is named for my father who served forty consecutive years on the…
Read More »I’m pleased to announce that Robert Gignac has agreed to become a contributor to this site by submitting blog posts from time to time on a variety of issues. Here’s his first: Last week, OMR Architects presented the following information to the Facility Subcommittee (Chair Jim Leary, Kristin Ross-Sitcawich and…
Read More »I borrowed this title from Joe Donahue’s poem sequence about JFK in his 1989 book Before Creation. I imagine a drawer in an old bureau in the cellar or attic filled with collectibles from the Kennedy years. Campaign pins, scrapbooks, LIFE magazine issues. I still have in my office at…
Read More »It seems that everyone is still recovering from the election. Usually at this time of the year all attention shifts to the selection of the next mayor. This year, as I discussed last week, Rodney Elliott immediately lined up commitments from a majority of councilors so he should be the…
Read More »Following are excerpts from a seqence of poems titled “Purple Ritual” in Joseph Donahue’s first book of poems, Before Creation (1989). The sequence in much longer and more complex than these passages suggest, but today it seemed important to me to share part of this composition for the record. At…
Read More »“Salmon Sky Above the Mills” by Richard Marion (c) 2013 See more artwork at www.richardmarion.net
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