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Review of MRT’s “Tryst” by Nancye Tuttle
Nancye Tuttle calls Tryst “captivating, frightening and all-enveloping. Read her review of the Merrimack Repertory Theater’s latest play on Nancye’s blog.
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Abbott Grave, Lowell Cemetery
Marie just did a post about efforts to save the Wilderness Battlefield in Virginia, the place where Lowell resident Henry Abbott was killed in action. Above is a photo of his monument in the Lowell Cemetery, which sits alongside an identical monument for his brother Edward, who was killed earlier…
Read More »The Lowell Connection: The Fight to Save Civil War Battlefields
As the Sesquicentennial remembrance of the American Civil War begins, battles continue for ground considered sacred by many but just land and areas ripe for commercial development by others. Back in July we blogged about the plans for a new casino – too close for some to the blood-soiled battlefields…
Read More »Another ‘Fighter’ & Writer: Andre Dubus III in Globe Mag
In the Boston Globe Magazine today, the Boston Uncommon feature highlights author Andre Dubus III of UMass Lowell and Newbury because he has a new book due out in February, “Townie,” a memoir about growing up and boxing and writing in Haverhill. Read the Q & A here, and get the Globe…
Read More »Lowell Sun: Disqus in; Topix out
Perhaps I should wait until tomorrow for this post, because I have something positive to say about the Lowell Sun and a day when the temperature might not rise above 0 degrees would be somehow appropriate for that. But this news is too important to wait. The Sun is discontinuing…
Read More »Put a Cape on that Artist
The following anecdote comes from writer Steve O’Connor, who got the report from a comrade downtown. Without revealing the protagonist so that he won’t get accosted at a later date on Central Street, I want to share this example of one man being a Superhero of the City for the…
Read More »Foreclosed properties as a source of revenue
At last Tuesday’s meeting, the Lowell City Council by a 5 to 4 vote rejected a joint motion by Bud Caulfield and Rita Mercier to “allow Sean Burke to address the City Council regarding a plan for vacant/foreclosed homes.” Today, both Gerry Nutter and the Lowell Sun editorial have written…
Read More »January 21
We’re deep in the keep of winter now. This one feels like an old-fashioned winter. New England memory adds snow to past seasons. Lean winters don’t stick in the mind. There’s more talk of Florida lately now that we are past the holidays and snowbirds are jetting south for their weeks…
Read More »Helpful Report on Dam Meeting Today
Cliff at Right Side has a detailed and helpful report on the meeting between Sen. Brown’s staff and a host of public officials and community folks in Pawtucketville. Read the notes here and Cliff’s take on what’s “right” and fair for the citizens concerned about proposed changes to the dam.
Read More »Tewksbury’s Ashley Sullivan Charms American Idol
Tewksbury’s Ashley Sullivan, daughter of the late WBZ/Lowell Sun media star Paul Sullivan, won a spot on American Idol. In an appearance filled with charm and humor reminiscent of her late father, the charismatic Sullivan captured the attention and approval of judges Steven Tyler, Jennifer Lopez and Randy Jackson.
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