Kinetic Sculpture Race For the third year in a row, yesterday’s Lowell Kinetic Sculpture Race was a big success. A kinetic sculpture is an all-terrain, human-powered art sculpture engineered to race over roads, water, mud and sand. The race kicked off shortly after 10:30 am on Market Street with 11…
Welcoming Week Lowell Congratulations to the organizers of the first-ever Welcoming Week Lowell which kicked off Friday night with a parade of flags that originated at different points around downtown and converged on the front steps of City Hall for a celebration of the city’s immigrant heritage. Events continued yesterday…
This coming Saturday, September 15, 2018, at 3 pm, I will present a program on “How to Research the History of Your House.” The event is sponsored by the Tyngsborough-Dunstable Historical Society and will be held at the Little Red Schoolhouse which is at 198 Kendall Road (Rte 113) in…
This evening at 6 pm I’ll present a seminar on the Massachusetts Declaration of Homestead at the Cameron Senior Center, 20 Pleasant Street, Westford. The event is free and open to the public. Recording a Declaration of Homestead at the Registry of Deeds protects your home from creditors. Tonight I’ll…
Mimi Parseghian previews tomorrow night’s Lowell City Council meeting: With the end of summer, the City Council will pretty soon return to its weekly meeting schedule. This week agenda has a number of reports as well as replies to a number of motions. The City Auditor, Bryan Barry, has a…
Election Results Here are the results of the contested races from Tuesday’s Primary Election: Third Congressional District Lori Trahan – 18,368 votes (3,861 in Lowell) Dan Koh – 18,316 votes (992 in Lowell) Juana Matias – 12,914 votes (719 in Lowell) Barbara L’Italien – 12,890 votes (599 in Lowell) Rufus…
Ken Wallace previews this year’s Lowell High School Distinguished Alumni ceremony. The names of the 2018 inductees will be announced early next week. Lowell High School Distinguished Alumni By Kendall Wallace LOWELL—-The city’s high school has certainly gone through a rough couple of years as the community was deeply divided…
On Tuesday, September 11, 2018, at 6:00 p.m. at the Cameron Senior Center, 20 Pleasant Street, Westford, I will present a Homestead Seminar that is free and open to the public. Recording a Declaration of Homestead at the Registry of Deeds protects your home from creditors. At this event,…
Here’s a very quick look at the results of yesterday’s primary election: Third Congressional District: Around midnight, Lori Trahan claimed victory but Dan Koh did not concede. The Globe website headline now says “Third District race remains too close to call and the Sun’s says ”Trahan claims win in so-close…
The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. John McCain died on August 25th, the same day Ted Kennedy died nine years ago, from the same lethal disease. Two old warriors, who disagreed on much but fought for their principles in the national interest and became…