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Why more kids should have access to charter schools by Marjorie Arons-Barron
The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. The Neighborhood House Charter School in the Dorchester section of Boston is a prime example of why more children should have access to charter school education. That’s the goal of Question 2 on the November ballot, allowing the…
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Lowell City Council meeting: October 18, 2016
Amy Pessia of Merrimack Valley Food Bank addresses council on “Food Day.” This Saturday, annual downtown Lowell stroll sponsored by Rep Tom Golden. Oct 25, UML will show “A Place at the Table” at 7 pm at O’Leary Library. Distributes apples to everyone to commemorate food day 2016. (Food Day…
Read More »Poems About the Loom Lords
Moses Greeley Parker Lectures, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2 PM Kevin Gallagher – Poetry Reading: Lords of the Loom Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center, 246 Market St., Downtown Lowell Gallagher will read and discuss his new book, “Loom,” which traces how the men who built the backbone of American capitalism—the…
Read More »Lowell Week in Review: October 16, 2016
Lowell Walks wraps up 2016 season Yesterday’s beautiful weather drew 105 people to the final Lowell Walk of 2016. Jane Calvin of Lowell Parks and Conservation Trust led us along the Lawrence Street portion of the Concord River Greenway and then onto Centennial Island, the home of the West End…
Read More »Western Avenue Studios: Link to Downtown
I’m more convinced than ever that the artists complex called Western Avenue Studios (WAS), with its base of nearly 300 resident artists, should have an easily accessible route to and from downtown and the city’s historic district. I was there yesterday with my UMass Lowell faculty colleague Adam Baacke and our…
Read More »Democracy in Massachusetts
By Mimi Parseghian Steve Koczela, who is president of the MAssINC Polling Group and a contributor to WBUR, has written a through provoking article on the state’s “weakening democratic foundation.” Mr. Koczela writes: “…when you get into the voting booth [next month], look how few of the contests on…
Read More »Tsongas Industrial History Center turns 25
The Tsongas Industrial History Center celebrated its 25th anniversary last night with a ceremony and reception at its Boott Mill home. The Center’s director, Sheila Kirschbaum, who served as master of ceremonies, opened the program by reminding us of Paul Tsongas’s determination to recognize Lowell’s place in American history. Lowell…
Read More »John F. Quealey, 1936-2016
John Quealey died last week and was buried yesterday. Many attended his wake at Fay-McCabe Funeral Home. While there, Tony Sampas captured the following images: When I became Register of Deeds, John was a custodian at the courthouse. We saw each other daily, and always spoke of Lowell, its people,…
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