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For those seniors wanting to learn more about Elizabeth Warren and her support for programs important to seniors, join Mayor Patrick O. Murphy and City Councillor Nuon tomorrow – Thursday October 11 at 10am at the Elder Care Center. Lowell Mayor Patrick O. Murphy and City Councilor Vesna Nuon will speak at…
Read More »The Centralville Social Club held its annual “Fallen Heroes” ceremony yesterday to honor all service members from Massachusetts who have died in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. After remarks by Master of Ceremonies Joe Dussault, Congresswoman Niki Tsongas, State Representative Tom Golden, City Councilor Rita Mercier and Lowell Police…
Read More »Mike Lenzi, one of the Lowell representatives to the Greater Lowell Technical High School, has submitted his formal resignation from that school committee to be effective October 11, 2012. Lenzi, who had purchased a home in Dracut earlier this summer, was expected to resign at some point. Who will succeed…
Read More »The biggest surprise to me this fall is the absence of massive youth demonstrations in favor of President Obama or at least in opposition to the trickle-down, “voodoo” economics that is still the favorite approach of the national Republican leaders. I thought for sure after last fall and winter that…
Read More »For the past few weeks, I’ve been posting new South Common haiku on my Facebook page. For those who are not into the FB thing, following are some that got the best responses.—PM . Return of the South Common Haiku . Mourning doves en groupe. Red hawk atop gray steeple.…
Read More »It’s been a little painful to read and hear all the complaints about how poorly President Obama presented his case in the first debate in Denver. I have no idea why he was “flat” or “didn’t show up,” as some commentators have described it, but it made me think about…
Read More »The world premiere of Jack Kerouac’s only full-length play, “Beat Generation,” is set for next Wednesday, Oct. 10, at Merrimack Repertory Theatre in partnership with UMass Lowell. The media buzz is building around this major event. The Sun, Eagle Tribune, Globe, Associated Press/New York City, WCAP-AM radio, WBUR-FM radio, BBC radio,…
Read More »On Saturday, October 13, at 3.30 pm, Tom Sexton will be at the Parker Gallery of the Whistler House Museum of Art reading from his new book of Lowell poems, “Bridge Street at Dusk,” and signing books for his loyal readers as well as those who have just discovered him.…
Read More »Congratulations to UMass Lowell for hosting tonight’s US Senate debate between Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren. I was fortunate to be in attendance and very much enjoyed the carnival atmosphere outside the arena before the debate as supporters of both candidates filled every open space, holding signs, wearing t-shirts, and…
Read More »The debate tonight. Massive crowd. UMass Lowell looked fabulous. Five years of Chancellor Meehan came together in a national event. It was major league. Bigger than Division 1 hockey, as much as I like hockey. The building looked super in the red-hot media spotlight. Marketing videos on the jumbotron catalogued…
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