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Architectural details at the Pollard Memorial Library. Photos by Tony Sampas.
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Page One for Emerging Lowell ‘Creatives’ Anthology
Today’s Sun features a front page, above the fold, article by Jennifer Myers about the COOL-est creative anthology in the city, “Young Angel Midnight,” edited by Ryan Gallagher and Derek Fenner of Bootstrap Productions of Lowell. Writers, musicians, photographers, painters, and more contributed work for the 200-plus page book. The book…
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Photos by Tony Sampas
Read More »Khmer Rouge Trials Continue in Cambodia
Today’s NYTimes includes a report by Seth Mydans about the latest developments in the Khmer Rouge trials in Cambodia. This is part of our history in Lowell because many of our neighbors from that nation came to the U.S. because of the Khmer Rouge’s epic crime against humanity. These neighbors carry personal stories of the genocide…
Read More »“Lower Belvidere” by Tom Sexton
Tom Sexton is a Distinguished Alumni of Lowell High School and the former Poet Laureate of Alaska where he lives in the winter. He’s a regular reader of this site and has sometimes shared his poems and comments with us in the past. Today he shared the following essay about…
Read More »Merrimack Street Sidewalk
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Read More »The Lowell/Merrimack Valley Connection: Elizabeth Warren Covered By New York Magazine
November 18, 2011
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Marie
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A regular reader gave us a heads-up on the Elizabeth Warren story in the current edition of New York Magazine. Insiders at her Lowell meeting a few weeks ago knew that she was being shadowed by the magazine’s writer Jason Zengerle. In “A Saint with Elbows” he poses the question -“In…
Read More »Governor’s Council Redistricting Causes Angst
November 18, 2011
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Marie
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Just a quick note on more redistricting fall-out. Lost in the angst locally and elsewhere over the congressional districts redistricting plan is the shuffle in the Governor’s Council districts. In the it’s “all among friends” geograpical dance – Governor’s Councilor Marilyn Pettito Devaney has lost the First Middlesex Senatorial District to friend…
Read More »City of Lowell Downtown Summit
The City of Lowell hosted a “downtown summit” yesterday at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium. In attendance were business owners, downtown residents, non-profit representatives and government officials. After introductory remarks by City Manager Bernie Lynch, participants gathered in four breakout groups to discuss various issues facing the downtown. The observations and…
Read More »Community Teamwork (CTI) Hosts 3rd Annual “Festival of Wreaths”
CTI will be hosting the 3rd Annual “Festival of Wreaths” event which is held in conjunction with Lowell’s City of Lights Parade on Saturday, November 26th, 2 -7pm. Admission is free. The Festival of Wreaths Gala Preview Party will be held on Friday, November 25th, 6 – 9 pm…
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