Author Jay Atkinson of Methuen and the world has a new book of short stories: “Tauvernier Street.” In today’s Globe and on boston.com reviewer Joseph Peschel rates the collection a good read, especially the stories that evoke Merrimack Valley life in our time, from the 1960s to the present day.…
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“A plea to go to Lowell” – from exhibit on mills in 19th century America in the Smithsonian American History Museum… taken by a family member on a recent trip to D.C. (Thanks MK.)
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Tony Sampas shares some close-ups of the old Central Fire Station at 45 Palmer Street.
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University of Massachusetts Lowell Thursday, December 2, 2010 2:00 – 8:00 p.m. UMass Lowell Inn and Conference Center 50 Warren Street, Lowell MA UMass Lowell’s Center for Women & Work hosts Women’s Works: A Celebration of the Creativity of Women. This event will be part craft fair, part art show,…
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Versatile actor Leslie Nielsen has died. Although he is better known for his comic roles in “Naked Gun” and “Airplane,” I’ll always remember him first for playing General Francis Marion, “The Swamp Fox” of the Revolutionary War, in the eight-part Disney TV series that ran from 1959 to 1961. Disney had bet…
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Next Monday, Dec. 6, at 5.30 pm, the Greater Lowell Community Foundation will announce its 2010 grant recipients, volunteer award recipients, and other awards at an event featuring keynnote speaker Paul S. Grogan, president and CEO of the Boston Foundation. The evening begins with a reception in the Hall of…
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Donald Trump may rule the Miss Universe/Miss USA/Miss Teen USA franchise but this weekend it was all about Miss Massachusetts and Miss Teen Massachusetts 2011 and the pageant site was in Lowell. Using a venue like the Lowell Memorial Auditorium was a first for this pageant. The audience, the organizers and…
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Nancye Tuttle braved tonight’s cold to take in Lowell’s annual City of Lights parade. As she explains in her blog post about the parade, her effort was amply rewarded. She, and everyone she ran into, seemed to have a great time.
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From the City of Lowell website, here’s the schedule for today’s City of Lights celebration, staring at 2 pm with trolley rides and up thru parade kick-off at 4.30 pm at Jackson and Central streets.
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After watching our quarterback in Detroit on TV yesterday, I have to say I’ve never seen Tom Brady play better than he did on a couple of those second half drives. I’m ready to put him on the Boston sports Mt Rushmore with Carl Yastrzemski, Bill Russell, and Bobby Orr.
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