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The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. When two-term Massachusetts Senator Ed Brooke woke at 3:30 in the morning on November 7, 1978 the election was already over. And just after 8 p.m. that evening, as the first votes trickled in, his long-time aide Roger Woodworth…
Read More »Here’s another fascinating story from Lowell’s history by Julie Mofford, a former staffer at the Lowell Historic Preservation Commission, who currently lives in midcoast Maine where she writes and works as a museum and historical society consultant. When I stayed with my grandparents in Zanesville, Ohio, my bed faced the…
Read More »Day-to-day political events took a break during the holidays so here’s a look at what 2015 might bring in Lowell politics. With a full work week and a council meeting on Tuesday night, the Week in Review will return next Sunday. For now, here are some possibilities for the coming…
Read More »The article surfaced on the web yesterday, a Boston Globe Travel section report on the vibrant cultural life in Lowell, a city whose historic sector carries the designation of The Canalway Cultural District, thanks to the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Quickly, the news story by writer Patricia Harris and photographer David Lyon…
Read More »The following real estate sales took place in Lowell last week: December 29, 2014 – Monday 549 Pine St Unit 1 for $90,000. Prior sale in 2001 for $99,900 82 Boylston Ln Unit 22 for $93,048. Deed in lieu of f/c 35 Wetherbee Ave for $265,000. Prior sale in 2008…
Read More »Usually, when I am asked where to find inspirational quotes, I say to go to one of four sources; The Bible, Shakespeare, or Mark Twain, or Abraham Lincoln. Today, in direct defiance of my instructions, I found one of the best quotes I have ever heard or read in Aesop,…
Read More »On Wed., Jan. 7, at 7 pm, I will be at the Tewksbury Public Library, 300 Chandler Street, discussing my new book, Mill Power: The Origin and Impact of Lowell National Historical Park. The program is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Robert Hayes at 978-640-4490 or rhayes@mvlc.org Here’s…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. If a clean slate is a time for optimism, then Day One of the New Year should be a time to anticipate the coming year with a sense of the glass more than half full. On the political scene,…
Read More »Here’s what I selected as the top political events of 2012 back on December 31st of that year: 1. Elizabeth Warren defeated Scott Brown for the United States Senate, 54% to 46%. Warren won Lowell by nearly 6,000 votes. Many of those who voted for Warren have not regularly participated…
Read More »Continuing my review of local political events from years past, here is what I posted back in 2011: Here is my own eclectic list of important things that happened in 2011. 1. The local political lineup changed considerably in 2011. Steve Panagiotakos, who was elected to the Lowell School Committee…
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