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Web photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons (Credit: Bear Golden Retriever) My co-bloggers may pick up on this post, this thread, as the storm goes on. But my in the moment report is that here in The Flats (named for the many tenements in this borderland of Back Central, according to…
Read More »Hamilton Canal District: Third Time’s the Charm? With all the attention given to the new Lowell High School project lately, news that WinnCompanies withdrew as the Master Developer of the Hamilton Canal District nearly slipped by unnoticed. This is unfortunate news, but not unexpected given the conflicting visions that have…
Read More »Bootstrap Press of Lowell is publishing my next book, “Union River,” a collection of poems and sketches spanning 40 years of writing. The book will be released this spring. Thanks to Ryan Gallagher for the cover design. The paperback book will be 5 x 8 in size with cover flaps…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. So, let me get this straight. It’s okay if Senator Ted Cruz calls Majority Leader Mitch McConnell a liar on the floor of the Senate. But it’s not okay if Senator Elizabeth Warren reads letters critical of Attorney…
Read More »Thanks to Lisa Arnold on Facebook for Sharing this letter in the Newburyport newspaper. From the Newburyport Daily News on February 10, 2017 Please copy/paste to share. To the editor: I work as a physician for the U.S. Immigration Service, examining legal immigrants to this country who are applying for…
Read More »Thanks to Steve Edington of Lowell Celebrates Kerouac, Inc., for the schedule of the upcoming annual Jack Kerouac Birthday Celebration. The schedule for the 2017 Kerouac Birthday Celebration in Lowell has been finalized. All events take place on Saturday, March 11 (the day before Jack’s birthday): 12:00 Noon: Pollard Memorial…
Read More »In the NYTimes today, opinion columnist Roger Cohen writes: Facts matter. The federal judiciary is pushing back. The administration is leaking. Journalism (no qualifier needed) has never been more important. Truth has not yet perished, but to deny that it is under siege would be to invite disaster. Read his…
Read More »At Tuesday night’s council meeting, a group of Lowell residents petitioned the council to consider adopting a “trust ordinance.” The council referred the matter to the city manager for a report and recommendation which is expected to be back before the council at its next meeting. Today I noticed that…
Read More »Serious, steady snow falling in Tewksbury since 8am. School cancelled, town offices including the library are closed. One of our selectman is also a MassDOT operations guy and he advised me that our area is slated for 12-16″ of snow… it will be a heavy snowfall at times. Earlier neighborhood…
Read More »Thursday, February 9, 2017 at 6:50 a.m.: A major winter storm is upon us. Called “Winter Storm Niko” by the National Weather Service, the snow has yet to start falling in my neighborhood of Lowell. Here’s the Winter Storm Warning that has been issued: …WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT…
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