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I took notes at this event in 1985 and wrote the essay soon after. It was later revised and then published in my collection of Lowell writings called What Is the City? (2006). I saw a Facebook photo from the ceremony at Roberto Clemente Park today, a picture of the “Food…
Read More »The entry below is begin cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. photo South Boston Today It’s great fun to see two outstanding Boston Globe opinion writers going at a subject hammer and tong, in total disagreement about the Olympics, Boston 2024 and the psychic state of the organizers as…
Read More »The following real estate sales took place in Lowell last week: April 6, 2015 – Monday no sales April 7, 2015 – Tuesday 1975 Middlesex St Unit 22 for $72,000. Prior sale in 2006 for $162,400 April 8, 2015 – Wednesday 674 Beacon St Unit 674 for $72,000. Prior sale…
Read More »Here’s the second of four posts drawn from issues of Artifacts, the 1981 newsletter of Art Alive!, an artists cooperative that was active in Lowell in the early 1980s.–PM . ARTIFACTS, Volume 1, Number 3 (Selections) Exhibit News: One-Person Show by Betsey Bolton till March 9; Area Art Alive! Exhibits…
Read More »The following extracts are from four issues of the “Artifacts” newsletter of the Art Alive! artists cooperative that operated in Lowell in the early 1980s (formed some time before June 1980). I recently found these documents in my files, an incomplete set of Volume 1 of “Artifacts.” The four issues…
Read More »Tonight at 7pm I’ll be speaking about Lee’s surrender to Grant at Appomattox which happened 150 years ago today. The event is at the Pollard Memorial Library in Lowell (which is also the sponsor and host of the event) in the 2nd floor reference room, right beneath this giant painting…
Read More »About 20 people attended the public meeting organized by the Northern Middlesex Council of Governments this evening at Lowell City Hall on the current Regional Transportation Plan. NMCOG is a regional transportation agency established by the state legislature. Its district includes Lowell and most of the area towns. The Regional…
Read More »Response to quarterly overdose report. Frank Singleton, Health Dept Director, says the epidemic is accelerating. Many users have switched from prescription drugs to heroin because it is so cheap. Also, there is synthetic fentanyl manufactured in Mexico that is very cheap and very deadly. Athletic injuries continue to be a…
Read More »Jim Peters has another installment of his review of events in Lowell in April 1865. Also, remember that the Pollard Memorial Library will present a free program this coming Thursday (April 9) at 7 pm commemorating the 150th anniversary of Lee’s surrender at Appomattox. The event is free, open to…
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It was a quiet week in Lowell politics. When I posted my notes on Tuesday’s City Council meeting, I mentioned that it had been the “least substantive” meeting of this council term. That’s not meant as a criticism; just an observation. This coming Tuesday’s meeting contains some interesting items. The…
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