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Sorry for the gap in posts but all of our authors were hit pretty hard by the storm. Like so many other area residents, I’m still without power (Tuesday, November 1 at 2:30 pm) at home and there’s no sign it will be restored anytime soon. When keeping warm and…
Read More »This is the third in a series of posts about Lowell’s canals. The first was on the Pawtucket Canal and the second on the Middlesex Canal. Links to all can be found on our “History” page (see link along upper right corner of your screen). Today’s topic is the Merrimack…
Read More »With the city election only ten days away, here are the results of the last municipal election: NOTE: Incumbents shown in italics City Council (elect 9) Rita Mercier – 6882 Bud Caulfield – 6334 Franky Descoteaux – 6186 Kevin Broderick – 5722 Jim Milinazzo – 5711 Bill Martin – 5642…
Read More »In anticipation of “falling back” with the clocks, watches, and digital counters. “Brilliant Night” by Richard Marion (c) 2011 See more artwork at www.richardmarion.net
Read More »From today’s op-ed page of the Boston Globe: Carlos Rotella who recently ran the Bay State Marathon held in Lowell and environs, tells us of his experience running the race but also his experience with the roadside fans! This year, the race organizers printed each runner’s first name just above…
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Read More »nytimes.com is previewing a profile in the paper’s upcoming Sunday Magazine of author, comic strip artist and teacher Lynda Barry, who spent three days in Lowell this week as the first artist-in-residence of the UMass Lowell Center for Arts and Ideas (see earlier post below). Read Dan Kois’s magazine article here, and…
Read More »Advance interest is high for the upcoming Lunchtime Lecture at the UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center on the topic of the 2012 Presidential primaries and caucuses. Seating is limited to 100, but a few spaces are available. UMass Lowell Chancellor Martin T. Meehan will moderate a panel discussion with journalists…
Read More »In commentary at huffingtonpost.com this morning, former Vermont governor Madeleine M. Kunin writes about the American-ness of unity and cooperation as opposed to a doctrine of winner-take-all competition that is behind the most mean-spirited attitudes encountered too often these days. Read her thoughts here.
Read More »For the past three days, UMass Lowell’s Center for Arts and Ideas hosted its first visiting artist, Lynda Barry, an award-winning author, comic strip artist, painter, and teacher. She met with students in their classes, gave a talk to a standing-room-only sized audience in O’Leary Library, and taught a workshop about stories and…
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