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Jack Wilson, the late Senator Ted Kennedy, Marty Meehan at UML student event. Jack Wilson, president of the University of Massachusetts, announced yesterday that he will accept a senior faculty position at UMass Lowell when he leaves his current post at the end of June. Wilson served for eight-years as the…
Read More »Bob Herbert of the NYTimes today uses his column inches in the nation’s newspaper of record to pound the President, Democrats, and Republicans for neglecting their responsibility to help Americans who are most needy. The late Peter Stamas of Lowell (Lowell High Headmaster, President of Human Services Corp. of Lowell,…
Read More »I picked up this message from the Lowell Highlands Neighborhood Group at Gerry Nutter’s place: “Urging you to attend – City Council Public Safety Subcommitte – Tuesday 1/11/11 – 5:00 – 6:30PM “Lower Highlands Friends, “We continue to mourn the loss of Corinna Ouer, a young woman who called the…
Read More »There’s a timely post on the “Blog from the Office of the City Manager, Lowell MA” today. Noting the decentralization of the salt/sand supplies for Public Works use, the Manager also lists the neighborhood sites where the mixture is available for the public to use at home. Bins have been…
Read More »“BusinessUpdates” on today’s Boston.com is reporting that the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has upheld a land court ruling in cases without proper paperwork in place. The implications are both local and federal. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today upheld a contentious land court ruling that puts in question the ownership of…
Read More »Former Clark University President Richard P. Traina was honored recently with a leadership award in recognition of the bold, creative initiatives he championed at Clark that led to significant improvements on campus and in the community. Read the Worcester Telegram & Gazette article from Dec. 31, 2010, about Mr Traina…
Read More »Tony Sampas takes a close-up look at the Civil War-era cannon that sits between Lowell City Hall and the Pollard Memorial Library
Read More »If they could come back to visit, what would Jack Kerouac, Bette Davis, James Whistler, and other distinguished creative artists linked to our city think of the giant sign on the side of the Appleton Mills building that is “Calling All Artists” to Lowell. What an amazing statement, invitation, and declaration…
Read More »In the context of recent troubles in the city, Greg at The New Englander shares his insights about the destructive power of racism as well as its limits in our immediate society. Read his thoughts here.
Read More »See this boston.com report on Gov. Deval Patrick’s remarks at the swearing-in ceremony for his second term as governor. I recall meeting him one day at UMass Lowell when he was campaigning in the Democratic primary election his first time around. He was by himself, being introduced to people by…
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