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The chatter surrounding the possibilities in the Lowell Mayoral race that arose the very night of the election led some to lament such early talk about the job. When Kevin Broderick fairly quickly took a pass – newly re-elected Councilor Patrick Murphy threw his hat into the ring and promptly…
Read More »Paul has a terrific review of last night’s visit by iconic performer Billy Joel to UMass Lowell last evening. In his piece, Paul vividly describes how a UML student found his way to the stage to perform a duet of Joel’s song “Leningrad”. Here’s some video of that: [youtube]h39hgyW6fdU[/youtube]
Read More »Just back from an inspiring “performance” by Billy Joel in Durgin Concert Hall on UMass Lowell’s South Campus. For two hours the music mega-star engaged in a lively conversation with the audience, using a green laser pointer to call on this or that eager person in a sea of hands.…
Read More »I drove downtown about 30 minutes ago and stopped near City Hall. In my side mirror, the mid-section of Merrimack Street behind me sparkled. People sometimes say Lowell is a “little big city”—and that’s what it looked like at 5 p.m. with the going-home traffic filling the intersections and the Christmas…
Read More »The Governor Patrick/ Lt. Governor Murray administration announces a $1.6 million STEM grant to UMass Lowell: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 – The Patrick-Murray Administration today announced a $1.6 million grant to the University of Massachusetts Lowell for the creation of a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) teacher preparation program in Massachusetts. This initiative,…
Read More »Photo by Tony Sampas
Read More »I thought of Lowell and the power of “place” to speak to us through sights that are beautiful, stirring, wondrous, or calming when I read NYTimes writer Frank Bruni’s essay this morning—about visiting past homes and the importance of seeing what’s in front of us. Read his Op-Ed piece here,…
Read More »This one is for all the people going back to work tomorrow via the highway. “Commute” by Richard Marion (c) 2011 See more artwork at www.richardmarion.net
Read More »It seems that every year there is a struggle to avoid draconian cuts in the federal home heating fuel assistance appropriation so vital to low-income residents of the Northeast and elsewhere. Again this year – thousands of poor people across the Northeast are facing a difficult winter with substantially less home heating aid coming from…
Read More »These young women have drawn attention for their creative campaigning for their dad, including their spoof of the Herman (Who?) Cain man-smoking-a-cigarette political ad. After Mitt Romney’s $10,000 bet with Tex Perry at last night’s debate and Newt’s splurging surge, maybe Jon Huntsman will finally get his 15 minutes in the GOP…
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