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151 years ago tomorrow, 214 soldiers from Lowell who just days before were mill workers, lawyers and laborers, were attacked by a pro-Southern mob as they marched through Baltimore on their way to reinforce undefended Washington against an imminent Confederate attack. The northern troops were members of the Sixth Massachusetts…
Read More »A section of the lower Highlands neighborhood of Lowell was recently designated “Cambodia Town” by the city the significance of which is explained as follows on the city of Lowell website: The City of Lowell has designated the Cambodia Town area within the Lower Highlands neighborhood in order to elevate…
Read More »Sunday, April 22: Two Earth Day Events in Lowell Earth Day Family Fun Day 12 noon to 4 pm: Earth Day Family Fun Day with the National Park Service and Community Gardens Project at the Park Maintenance facility at 220 Aiken Street. Create crafts from recycled materials, tour the greenhouse…
Read More »Photo by Tony Sampas.
Read More »Here’s another piece of lyrical writing that former Mayor John Robert Smith of Meridian, Mississippi, quoted at the Creative Placemaking Summit on Wednesday. This sentiment pre-dates the Bread & Roses slogan of Lawrence by some centuries, but makes the same case about the need to feed soul and body. .…
Read More »On the Building of Springfield Let not our town be large, remembering That little Athens was the Muses’ home, That Oxford rules the heart of London still, That Florence gave the Renaissance to Rome. Record it for the grandson of your son — A city is not builded in a…
Read More »Poet Kate Hanson Foster of Groton learned today that her book “Mid Drift” from Loom Press was selected as one of the best collections of poetry published in Massachusetts in 2011. Mass Book Awards are for books by Massachusetts authors or about Massachusetts. The book is on the “Must-Reads” list…
Read More »Another of a series of articles I’m writing about Lowell in the years and days leading up to the start of the American Civil War is now online on Howl in Lowell. This article examines the city’s small but influential African-American community and the role Lowell played in the Underground…
Read More »When I hear the term “experiential learning” I sometimes suspect it’s another piece of educational jargon but yesterday at the UMass Lowell Tsongas Center I saw first hand the value of such a method of instruction. The Jeanne d’Arc Credit Union held a “Money Strong” fair for more than 200…
Read More »St. Marguerite D’Youville As last year we remind you that today April 11 is the Feast Day of Saint Marguerite D’Youville. The fruits of her works and the work of her sisters are quite well-known in the Lowell area today. Locally, the highly regarded D’Youville Senior Care whose entire heathcare…
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