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The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Check it out. As Sun Country’s flight 8830 touched down in Havana the morning of February 25th, the flight attendant announced, “Ladies and Gentlemen. Welcome to Havana.” A cheer went up, people clapped, and some eyes misted over. It was an…
Read More »One of our far-flung correspondents, Tom Sexton, checked in with a new poem from the apple yards of Maine, where he is counting icicles and writing a memoir about growing up in Lowell. In the great tradition of apple poems by Lawrence High School-grad Robert Frost and others, Tom gives…
Read More »Thanks to “Merrimack Valley Magazine” for the kind words about “Mill Power” in a review in the new March/April 2015 issue. Here’s the link for the “Mill Power” review And here’s the link for the MVM site and several articles and features that are online. Please look for and buy…
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Jack’s Corner at the Pollard Library Yesterday afternoon at 3pm about 40 people gathered on the first floor of the Pollard Memorial Library to dedicate “Jack’s Corner.” David Amram, who first met Kerouac in 1956 in New York City, said that Kerouac knew more about more things than anyone Amram…
Read More »If a speech can make a difference, this is one. President Obama did well in Selma, Alabama, yesterday. “Our march is not over.” “Moral imagination.” “The single most powerful word in our democracy is ‘we’.” “What has not changed is the imperative of citizenship.” “Give voice to the voiceless.” This…
Read More »The following real estate transactions occurred in Lowell this week: March 2, 2015 – Monday no sales March 3, 2015 – Tuesday 32 Dover St for $270,000. Prior sale in 2006 for $235,000 March 4, 2015 – Wednesday 9 Kinsman St for $200,000. Prior sale in 2014 for $126,000 15…
Read More »The following is from State Senator Eileen Donoghue: Dear Friends & Colleagues: Boston 2024 has launched a series of 20 statewide community meetings over 20 weeks to give the public across Massachusetts an opportunity to ask questions, offer ideas, and help shape the bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympic…
Read More »The Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce held its 20th annual Legislative Breakfast at the Holiday Inn in Tewksbury yesterday morning. After welcoming remarks from Tewksbury Board of Selectmen Chair Todd Johnson and some brief remarks from Dr. James Mabry, the new president of Middlesex Community College, the several hundred Chamber…
Read More »City Auditor report on snow and ice costs. City Manager says Governor Baker is lobbying FEMA to reimburse municipalities 100% for snow costs. Nothing definite but city preparing paper work just in case. Councilor Milinazzo asks city to investigate FEMA reimbursement of lost revenue for some businesses. Manager says he’ll…
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