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Following is an excerpt from my manuscript for the book “Mill Power: Reclaiming Lowell’s Place and Story,” which I wrote for the National Park Service in 2011-12. The book covers the years 1966 to 2012, documenting the origin and impact of the national park in Lowell in the context of…
Read More »I spent most of the 1960s as a preteen living at 505 Wilder Street on a block that had the Morey School at one end (corner of Pine and Wilder) and Lavoie’s Dairy at the other (corner of Shaw and Wilder). The dairy was a fascinating place. Each morning, its…
Read More »This past weekend I attended the Memorial Day Services hosted by the Greater Lowell Veteran’s Council on Saturday. Events begin at the Ladd and Whitney Monument in front of City Hall where each of the member groups of the Veteran’s Council step forward and read the names of their members…
Read More »This past Saturday, my wife and I had the pleasure of attending the wedding of Alice Louise Hubbell and Samir Mahesh Shah at the West Parish Church in Andover, Mass. We’ve known Alice for many years because she is the daughter of my friend and colleague Mary Lou Hubbell of…
Read More »Created by Simon Towle, Photographer, 92 Merrimack Street. From the New York Public Library’s Digital Library of stereoscopic views. The first Decoration Day – later known as Memorial Day – was celebrated on May 30, 1868. By proclamation of General John A. Logan of the Grand Army of the Republic,…
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Read More »Dave McKeon posts on the Lowell Irish blog his memories of Memorial Day from decades ago. The city’s celebration then was centered around a major downtown parade but then everyone would travel to the various cemeteries around the city to pay respects to deceased family members. There were also important…
Read More »“Dawn Birds” by Richard Marion (c) 2013 See more artwork at www.richardmarion.net I saw a large “vee” of geese in the sky last Sunday when I was doing yard work. I heard them honking before I saw them overhead.—PM
Read More »The following properties sold in Lowell this past week: Monday, May 20, 2013 68 Sherman St Unit 68 for $220,000 800 Broadway Unit 2 for $135,000 200 Market St Unit 509 for $177,000 31 Sycamore St for $262,000 Tuesday, May 21, 2013 92 Central St Unit B1 for $140,000 144…
Read More »When I was growing up a lame riddle often repeated was: “Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side.” Looking back on it, I can see the question and answer are just kind of daffy, but also hear a little bit of a Merrimack…
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