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Governor Deval Patrick has just proclaimed June 30th as Edith Nourse Rogers Day in Massachusetts. Rogers was the member of Congress who represented Greater Lowell from 1925 until her death in 1961. Though a Republican, she was a strong supporter of Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal but she is best known…
Read More »Local author and sometimes blog contributor Steve O’Connor makes note of the evolution of critters in the neighborhood: As I drank my coffee on the deck this morning, I could hear the hawks calling to each other high in the pine trees near, appropriately enough, Pine Street. I don’t recall…
Read More »Photo by Tony Sampas.
Read More »“River Board” by Richard Marion (c) 2012 The image was painted many years ago on a cabinet door found by the artist along the Merrimack River. See more artwork at www.richardmarion.net
Read More »Photo by Tony Sampas.
Read More »“Lowell Poster” by Richard Marion (c) 2012 This 1980s poster is out of print, but reprints can be ordered through the artist’s website. See more artwork at www.richardmarion.net
Read More »Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts MassMoments reminds us that on this day – June 23, 1831 – the Legislature granted the Massachusetts Horticultural Society permission to purchase land to establish an experimental garden and a rural cemetery.This decision led to the creation of the landmark Mount Auburn Cemetery – the…
Read More »Half & Half was a popular flavor of tonic when I was a kid. In those days, my recollection is that it was lemon-and-lime flavored. Polar Beverages of Worcester today makes a Half & Half that is lemon-and-grapefruit. I don’t hear people mentioning Half & Half much these days when…
Read More »Read about Cote’s Market of Lowell in the Boston Globe. Web photo courtesy of Maggie Holtzberg.
Read More »Pollard Memorial Library (Image by artist Janet Lambert Moore) There’s is a golden opportunity right now for those who really support the work and the mission of the historic Pollard Memorial Library. According to a FB post by current Trustee Marianne Gries, the City of Lowell is seeking qualified applicants for the…
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