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This is the fifteenth weekly installment of my Lowell in World War One series which commemorates the centennial of the entry of the United States into World War One. Since I skipped posting last Monday, this week’s edition features two weeks of headlines from one hundred years ago this week:…
Read More »Thanks to Paul Marion for pinch hitting for me in this space last Sunday. I was away for a few days visiting Washington, DC, and vicinity. In a way, the trip became a hunt for Lowell connections in American history. I found many, which I will write about separately in…
Read More »Maybe the American Psychological Association (APA) can add a new syndrome to the behaviors that members of the APA observe and treat. I don’t know what else to call it other than Trump-Monitoring Fatigue. I’m not so far over the edge that I need to check in with a…
Read More »This Saturday’s Lowell Walk is Kerouac’s Downtown. Led by Sean Thibodeau and Roger Brunelle, this walk will visit places in downtown Lowell that helped shape Jack Kerouac and that were featured in his many books. The walk begins at 10 am at Lowell National Park Visitor Center, 246 Market Street,…
Read More »I’m pinch-hitting for Dick this week while he is otherwise occupied. Instead of his usual round-up of major happenings and ongoing issues, I will share some observations about life in the city. It’s helpful to step back and look at the big picture. I had an opportunity to walk through…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons Barron’s own blog. photo Boston Globe Welcoming summer’s glories with friends in Ogunquit, listening languidly to waves lapping the rock-strewn sandy beach, long walks on the Marginal Way, lobster and steamers – life’s pleasures endure, despite the despicable political environment.…
Read More »This is the second batch of those who contributed works to History as It Happens: Community Bloggers in Lowell, Mass. our forthcoming book of community writing by more than 40 contributors to this website over the past ten years. History as It Happens will be released at a book launch…
Read More »I have a 15-year-old white T-shirt with teal blue lettering on the back that reads “Partners in Progress, UMass Lowell & the Community.” The Hanes Beefy-T has been washed maybe 700 times, but the fabric has not frayed and the words are not faded. There’s a slight tear under the…
Read More »Lowell Walks will resume this coming Saturday, July 8 2017, at 10 am at Lowell National Park Visitor Center. This week’s walk, Lowell Poems and Poets, will be led by Paul Marion. Paul plans to visit Lucy Larcom Park, Boott Mills, Kerouac Park, and other downtown sites. At each stop,…
Read More »Lowell-resident Tooch Van, a Cambodian-American and Community Activist, wrote this poem to commemorate the first anniversary of the death of Dr. Kem Ley. Born in 1970 and educated at universities in Thailand and Malaysia, Dr. Ley became a political activist and vocal critic of the government of Prime Minister Hun…
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