This poem comes from my days living in Pawtucketville in the 1980s. It was first published in “The Spanner,” the news bulletin of the now-Independent University Alumni Association at Lowell, related to UMass Lowell.—PM . 214 Sixth Avenue Bright snow at midnight in the shut-down neighborhood, Mute homes of folks I can’t…
Read More »
The snow began in Lowell yesterday at 3:30 pm. By 8 pm, about 4 inches had fallen. Throughout the night the wind was howling. At 5 am today, it looks like another 6 inches fell overnight. I’m heading out soon to clear the cars and the driveway and will report…
Read More »
Christian Bale, left, and Mark Wahlberg play brothers who are boxers in “The Fighter.” (Jojo Whilden/Paramount Pictures, via Associated Press) This morning Dick Howe noted for his FaceBook friends that for a recent edition of the New York Times – A. O. Scott has written an essay on class consciousness as reflected in today’s…
Read More »
See www.weather.com for the latest on the “big one” due to hit our region about noon. Read the latest forecast here. Here’s the Weather Channel’s Lowell page that you should be able to update. Here’s the link to the forecast at the UMass Lowell Meteorology Department’s Met Lab. Here’s the latest…
Read More »
The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning for Eastern Massachusetts with the snow expected to begin by noon tomorrow and continue into the middle of Monday. Life will be easier with all schools on vacation already, but it still sounds like Monday morning will be a mess. Today’s…
Read More »
Merry Christmas from Tony Sampas
Read More »
Tony Sampas photographed the trolley tracks that cross John Street near the Boott Mills after a light dusting of snow.
Read More »
Dec. 23, 2010 (from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinal, jsonline.com) Editor’s note: The following editorial, among the most famous ever written, appeared in The New York Sun in 1897 and remains appropriate today. Merry Christmas, everyone! —– We take pleasure in answering at once and thus prominently the communication below, expressing…
Read More »
Musican Dave Norton sent a reminder about a good cause event tonight. Worthen House – Lowell’s Oldest Tavern & Restaurant 141 Worthen St. Lowell, MA 01852 (978) 459-0300 – “this one is for Ed!” Thursday 12/23 8:30 to closing. The line-up is a who’s who of Lowell’s music industry. 8:45…
Read More »