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I know, I’m posting this poem off-season if that matters. We don’t read Frost’s “Stopping by Woods” in December only. Tom Sexton sent me this poem a few months ago, and I neglected to share it with our readers. My bad. So, with the official start of fall close and…
Read More »UMass Lowell’s Center for Irish Partnerships joined with Queen’s University Belfast last week to present an Irish history conference at the Inn & Conference Center. “Remembering 1916” explored two major events of that year—The battle of the Somme in France and Belgium; and the Easter Rising in Dublin—and the impact…
Read More »Next Saturday, September 24, 2016, St. Patrick’s School in Lowell will host a reunion for alumni and friends of the school. The event begins at 4 p.m. at St. Patrick’s Church and then after mass, moves to the school (which is at 311 Adams Street) for a wine and cheese…
Read More »This Saturday at the Arts League of Lowell gallery, 307 Market Street (close to the corner of Dutton and Market), meet photographer Paul Richardson and see his outstanding photographs of Lowell buildings and places. The reception is 4 to 6 p.m. Cameo Diner. Olympia Restaurant. Bridge Street downtown. Pawtucket Falls.…
Read More »Tonight at 7 p.m. at the Pollard Memorial Library’s ground floor community room, there will be a panel discussion on Lowell Walks and how walking, waterways, natural places, and great stories can improve the quality of life for everyone in a city like Lowell. I’ll serve as moderator and Bob…
Read More »Motions taken out of order: By Councilor Rourke. Request city council name the intersection of Fox and East 6th St after the Cullen family for their generations of service in the United States military. Passed. Presentation by Architect of Judicial Center. Ground breaking for new courthouse will be on September…
Read More »Web photo courtesy of rocktumbler.com Online videos illustrate the results when plain-looking stones slowly turn in a rock tumbler with a mixture of special grit and a liquid solution. After 30 days of continuous tumbling, the agate, quartz, and jasper mineral specimens come out looking glassy and gleamy and so…
Read More »By Mimi Parseghian Last Thursday, Libertarian Presidential Candidate Gary Johnson was asked on MSNBC, “What would you do about Aleppo?” He blanked and stumbled and answered, “What is Aleppo?” That whole day both corporate media and social media criticized him for “lack of knowledge on foreign policy” and of course…
Read More »Primary Election In case you missed it, the state primary election took place this past Thursday. 4,896 of the 62,453 registered voters in Lowell showed up. That’s 7.84 percent. The major contested race in Lowell was in the 18th Middlesex State Representative District. Rady Mom was renominated with 1,072 votes;…
Read More »The following real estate sales took place in Lowell last week: September 5, 2016 – Monday Labor Day – no sales September 6, 2016 – Tuesday 126 Smith Street for $268,800. Prior sale in 2009 for $224,900 95 Florence Ave for $313,000. Prior sale in 2004 for $369,000 46 Mt…
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