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“This is a detail of the trolley tracks next to the old Federal Building / Middlesex Community College” – photo by Tony Sampas
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Irish Blessing, Dedication and Tour At Lowell’s St Patrick Cemetery
From the LowellIrish blog about today’s ceremonies and tour at St. Patrick’s Cemetery: Our annual tour of the St Patrick Cemetery will be on September 24 at 10 am. As has been past practice we begin with the AOH dedication of stones of forgotten Irish immigrants as part of their…
Read More »Upcoming Events @ UMass Lowell
Sunday, Sept. 25, 2 – 5 pm: UMass Lowell String Project Benefit Concert in collaboration with the Revolving Museum, Appleton Mills Atrium, 29 Jackson St. (Donations requested). Friday, Sept. 30, 6.30 pm: Celebrate sports at the 1st annual Dream of Perfect Games tribute at the UMass Lowell Inn &…
Read More »Kerouac Festival Schedule, Oct. 6 – 10; New Exhibit Opens at National Park Visitor Center
Here’s the schedule of activities for the Lowell Celebrates Kerouac! festival, which starts on Thursday, Oct. 6, and runs through the Columbus Day holiday on Oct. 10. Note that on Thursday, Oct. 6, at 5 pm, there will be a ribbon-cutting ceremony and reception to officially open the new permanent exhibit…
Read More »Francis Cabot Lowell and the Industrial Revolution
More than fifty people gathered at the Pollard Memorial Library last evening to listen to Chaim “Mike” Rosenberg speak about his biography of Francis Cabot Lowell, the man for whom our city is named. Rosenberg contends that Lowell grew up in a wealthy family as a frivolous youth not in…
Read More »Lowell Cemetery tours this Friday and Saturday
Despite the rain that is forecast for the next few days, our tours of Lowell Cemetery will go forward rain or shine. Friday’s tour (September 23) begins at 1 pm while Saturday’s (September 24) starts at 10 am. Both depart from the Knapp Avenue entrance (near Shedd Park) and take…
Read More »Merrimack Canal Drain-down
Photos of the drained Merrimack Canal, by Tony Sampas
Read More »‘Darts’ by Richard Marion
“Darts” by Richard Marion (c) 2011 See more artwork at www.richardmarion.net
Read More »Markets Dive
Here’s the latest on today’s stock market dive from NYTimes. Could investors be signalling that it is time for action and that doing nothing is not an option? I heard one analyst on the radio saying that experts and politicians claimed they were caught by surprise in 2008 when Wall…
Read More »Congresswoman Tsongas to host meeting on VA merger plans
Earlier this summer, the Veterans Administration released a plan that would merge the administrative functions of the Bedford VA hospital into the Boston VA without closing or curtailing services in nearby Bedford. The Globe reported on the proposal and the VA has posted details of the plan on its website.…
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