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I posted this commentary on my Facebook page just now. It might be helpful to our blog readers to know what a great experience we had at the new and much anticipated Bishop’s Legacy restaurant in Downtown Lowell. There is truly a Bishop’s legacy in the Merrimack Valley and many…
Read More »Lord Overpass Discussion It was a quiet city council meeting this week. During the “motion response” phase, Councilor Belanger pressed the administration for details on (1) the public input process for the redesign of the Lord Overpass; and (2) just what will be done to make that area more walkable. …
Read More »Regular contributor Jim Peters, a graduate of Lowell High, a former teacher at Lowell High, and the son of a former Lowell Superintendent of Schools, shares his thoughts on the need for one high school in light of the possibility that the state school building assistance program might ultimately recommend…
Read More »While not born in Lowell – Lucy Larcom is recognized as a woman of Lowell and important part of the Lowell story. Lucy Larcom lived a full life after her Lowell experience as a writer and teacher first in Illinois then back in Massachusetts. She went on to become one…
Read More »Following are excerpts from “The Lowellian,” a newsletter for alumni and friends of the University of Lowell, volume 1, number 1, from Spring 1981. Director of Alumni Relations Catherine Quinn conceived of the new publication, which was written and edited by me and designed by Leo Panas of the Art…
Read More »This is the fourth and final post in a series drawn from Artifacts, the newsletter of Art Alive!, an artists cooperative that was active in Lowell in the 1980s.–PM . ARTIFACTS, Volume 1, Number 6 (1981) Success: Our first major fundraising event can be considered a success! We raised $250 from…
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