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Farewell, Uncle Tommy
One of my uncles passed away yesterday at 97 years old. In my family he was always “Uncle Tommy,” Thomas C. Brady of Lowell, raised along the Concord River and longtime resident of Centralville. He was in the US Navy in WWII, serving in the Atlantic and Pacific on ships…
Read More »Why the Harsh Parties Are Competitive in France, U.K., & U.S.
These complaints are not going away, and in the U.S. the Democratic Party must address the grievances of those who are being run over by economic and social changes driven by powerful interests. From today’s paper, here’s a NY Times opinion piece by a writer in France. Why Marine Le…
Read More »Lowell Walk this Saturday
This week’s Lowell Walk will begin at 10 am on Saturday (May 6) at Lowell National Park Visitor Center. The topic is Lowell Labor History and the walk will be led by UMass Lowell History Professor Bob Forrant, and by history graduate student Rachel Arnason. The walk will visit the…
Read More »Moulton and the great mentioners by Marjorie Arons-Barron
The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Speculation is stirring; the mentioners are mentionning. Despair about the lack of a Democratic bench is giving way to thoughts of who may really be “out there” as potential contenders for opposition party candidates for President in 2020.…
Read More »Lowell City Council Meeting: May 2, 2017
Resolution to support Southern Cameroon Community in New England in its desire to restore its national sovereignty through a democratically organized referendum. Fru Nkimbeng speaks in support of the resolution. Reminds councilors that Lowell has established a sister city in Cameroon, and has in the past greeted the country’s king…
Read More »Greater Lowell Real Estate Review
It looks like the real estate market continues to flatten out. There is still a shortage of houses for sale, so if you’re selling you will probably be successful and get a good price, but overall the market has slowed, especially for mortgage refinancings. As the following monthly numbers show,…
Read More »Lowell in World War One: Apr 30 – May 5, 1917
This is the fifth installment of my Lowell in World War One series which commemorates the centennial of the entry of the United States into World War One. Here are the headlines from one hundred years ago this week: April 30, 1917 – Monday – American steamer sunk by sub.…
Read More »Lowell Week in Review: April 30, 2017
Parking in Lowell My Week in Review post last Sunday took up the issue of parking. It received some thoughtful comments. One disputed my assertion that from a traffic and parking perspective, Lowell was too big to operate like a small town and too small to operate like a big…
Read More »Scenes from Earth Day Parade
Some photos from Sunday’s Earth Day Parade in Lowell
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