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Thanks to Fred Faust who organized and led the inaugural Lowell Walks of 2016, “Preservation Success Stories.” Kindly lending their assistance to Fred were two key players in the early days of Lowell National Historical Park, Sarah Peskin and Nancy Woods. Thanks also to Winn Development and Larry Curtis who…
Read More »The Lowell Historic Board has installed green signs, 9 inches square, on the sides of several buildings in downtown Lowell. Each sign explains the historic significance of the building. Nine signs have been erected thus far. Up to 75 of them are planned by the end of the year. Recently…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. It took more than two centuries for the United States to have its first woman representing a major party as its presumptive presidential nominee. Last night, when it happened, when history was made, it was deeply affecting. To…
Read More »‘Lowell Walks” photo exhibit going up today at Patrick Mogan Cultural Center (National Park Service) at 40 French Street. Official opening of the show on Saturday at 11.30, synching up with the first Walk of the season (Preservation Success Stories) that will conclude at the Mogan Center. Images include the…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Jim Braude and Barbara Anderson Supporters and opponents of the late anti-tax advocate Barbara Anderson gathered Sunday in Randolph to remember her good natured individualism, civic activism, political savvy, professionalism and not insignificant success in lowering the tax burden…
Read More »Lowell Walks begins this Saturday, June 11, 2016 at 10 am at Lowell National Park Visitor Center at 246 Market Street with “Preservation Success Stories” led by Fred Faust. The walk is free, requires no advance registration, and lasts about 90 minutes. Fred has written a description of what he…
Read More »This is the fifth in a series of reports about wild and cultivated things on my property in the South Common Historic District, close to the Lowell Connector and Thorndike-Dutton gateway into the city. These updates are offered in the spirit of The Flowering City, a concept about 20 years…
Read More »Shootout for Soldiers uses lacrosse to connect local veterans with their community and to support their healthy and successful transition into civilian life. This year’s Shootout for Soldiers Boston will take place this coming weekend, Friday, June 3, and Saturday, June 4, at UMass Lowell’s Cushing Field. The event will…
Read More »Moment of silence for M. Brendan Fleming, former mayor and city councilor, who passed away this week. Vote to authorize City Manager to enter into a Master Development Agreement with WinnDevelopment Co LP of Boston for the Hamilton Canal District. City Manager Murphy explains that a critical element of the…
Read More »I read a Memorial Day Facebook post about Michael J. Monahan of Dracut, a Keith Academy graduate and Boston College student who enlisted in the Marines and was killed at Quang Tri in South Vietnam in 1966. He was a radio operator, nineteen years old. There’s a playground on Pleasant…
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