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Thanks to the Lowell Election Commission for promptly releasing the names of candidates who qualified to appear on the ballot in this fall’s city elections. Here they are: City Council Corey Belanger David Conway Rodney Elliott Jordan Gys Martin Hogan Edward Kennedy Cheth Khim John Leahy James Leary Joseph Mendonca…
Read More »At noon today, I set off from the Superior Courthouse in search of lunch. Walking down Gorham Street with the midday heat and humidity enveloping me, the thought of a strawberry-lemonade and a BLT from Café UTEC popped into my head. I cut through the Central Plaza parking lot and…
Read More »My best time for reading books is during vacation, when I can live with a book for hours at a time, maybe come back to it two or three times during the day. I can read news articles and magazine pieces on the fly, but I’ve never been someone who…
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Request for Qualifications for Hamilton Canal District The 129 people who came on last Saturday’s Lowell Walks learned the latest on the Hamilton Canal District from Allison Lamey, the city’s economic development director. We also walked through the entire 15 acre site. At this Tuesday’s council meeting, City Manager Murphy…
Read More »Here’s a press release from the Lowell Election Commission announcing the rescheduling of the city preliminary election from Tuesday, September 22, 2015 to Tuesday, September 29, 2015. Lowell Election Commission Reschedules Preliminary Election LOWELL, MA (August 11, 2015) The Election Commission has unanimously voted to reschedule the City Preliminary from…
Read More »Responding to my colleague Dick’s post on George Charrette, here’s an excerpt from my work-in-progress called “The War Place,” which is an extended meditation and commentary on the war experience in America seen through the personal lens of someone trying to make sense of this piece of the national experience.—PM…
Read More »A most quotable local author…. from the archive… Henry David Thoreau’s “Walden” was published on August 9, 1852 August 9, 2014 by Marie Posted in Culture, Greater Lowell Leave a Comment On this day August 9, 1852, Henry David Thoreau’s “Walden; or, Life in the Woods” was published. “Walden” details…
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I spent this past week in Washington helping my son Andrew move into the apartment he’ll live in while attending graduate school so I missed much of what went on in Lowell since last Sunday. I did return in time for yesterday’s Lowell Walks tour on the Hamilton Canal District.…
Read More »For about three hours last night, from the anticipation to the grateful applause, there was a thick layer of happiness spread on the front yard of the Boott Cotton Mills in the form of a return engagement by Lyle Lovett and His Large Band. Again, as in past appearances, they…
Read More »Today we remember that 54 years ago President John F. Kennedy signed into law the bill creating and authorizing the Cape Cod National Seashore. Cape Cod was a special place for President Kennedy and his family. We also note that Cape Cod National Seashore Superintendent George Price was a former…
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