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Several hundred people gathered in front of Lowell City Hall this evening for the start of Winterfest 2013. After a brief opening ceremony, the Human Dog Sled Challenge commenced. Both the city council and the school committee had teams in the race. While neither of those teams will win, no…
Read More »Séamus Connolly, Master Irish traditional musician Over the years, longtime Lowell Folk Festival goers have enjoyed the wonderful talent of Irish musican Séamus Connolly. Connolly is one of the world’s most respected master Irish traditional musicians and teachers. A multiple winner of the Irish National Fiddle Championship, Connolly currently holds an endowed…
Read More »The Lowell Democratic Caucus will take place tomorrow (Saturday, February 23, 2013) at 10 am at the East End Club which is located at 15 West Fourth Street in Lowell. Coming from downtown, cross the Bridge Street Bridge into Centralville and continue on Bridge Street until you reach West Fourth.…
Read More »Here’s the sixth installment of the index from my forthcoming book, Legendary Locals of Lowell, which will be available for purchase on March 11, 2013. Ramalho, Arthur, 96 Raytheon, 43 Regatta Festival Committee, 105 Regan, Paul “Bubby”, 67 Richards, Peter, 99 Riddick, Raymond, 99 Riddick, Raymond E., 64 Rogers, Edith…
Read More »More than 70 supporters gathered Wednesday night in the second floor of The Old Court in downtown Lowell to meet and listen to Congressman Ed Markey who is now a candidate for US Senate. Many of the region’s most active volunteers in last year’s Elizabeth Warren campaign have already signed-on…
Read More »Just 18 days until Legendary Locals of Lowell is published and available to all in print. This coming Saturday, my blog co-author Paul Marion has kindly offered me space at the 2nd Annual Lowell Writers and Publishers Winter Roundup at The Old Court from 12:30 until 4:00 p.m. While I…
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Read More »This is the award won in 2011 by local historian David McKean. It’s time to offer your nomination(s) for the 2013 Annual Awards for Lowell Preservation and Culture. The Lowell Heritage Partnership joins the Lowell National Historical Park in seeking nominations from the community for recognition and acknowledgment of contributions to preservation…
Read More »On Presidents’ Day, my wife and I met friends in Boston to visit the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in the Fenway, which is a case study in museum revitalization. The venerable, distinctive museum building dates from the early 1900s. Inside is the extraordinary and eclectic collection of an amazing woman,…
Read More »UML Celebrates entering into Division I, rallying at the Tsongas Center, February 14, 2013. Photos by Tony Sampas.
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