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From the Blog Achives ~ History, Politics Charles Sumner of Massachusetts Attacked in the U. S. Senate ~ May 22, 1856 May 22, 2013 Marie Leave a comment Edit MassMoments reminds us that on this day May 22, 1856, Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts was viciously attacked on the floor…
Read More »Judith Durant and Nancy Pitkin sent this story about their recent visit to the American Textile History Museum at 491 Dutton Street in Lowell: A treasure trove of historic literature is preserved and catalogued in the Osborne Library of the American Textile History Museum. On Tuesday, May 20, we attended…
Read More »I was taken by this “flag” and its mate on either side of the stage at Lowell’s Stoklosa School… hands and faces… an interesting backdrop to the celebration of Lowell school volunteers.
Read More »Little Free Library is an organization that promotes the sharing of books by small neighborhood repositories maintained by individuals in the community. I’d read about the practice and a short time ago spotted the above installation off Mass Ave in Cambridge. I chose to post the photo on Facebook yesterday…
Read More »This coming Saturday, May 24, 2014 from 4pm until 6pm, the Greater Lowell Veterans Council will hold a Ham & Bean Supper at the Centralville Social Club, 364 West 6th Street in Lowell, to raise funds for the restoration of the recently discovered Solon Perkins Civil War battle flag (shown…
Read More »Democratic candidate for governor Don Berwick will be in Lowell this Friday and he wants to have lunch with YOU. Don will be at Brew’d Awakenings at 61 Market Street from 11:30 am until 1:30 pm. Stop by and talk to him about the issues that concern you and while…
Read More »Vote for New Auditor Hannah York appointed new City Auditor by a 9-0 vote. In subsequent vote, councilors direct mayor and city solicitor to meet with Ms. York and negotiate employment agreement. There’s no start date, however, councilors mentioned she would have to give two week’s notice to her current…
Read More »More than one hundred parents, grandparents, school staff and school supporters gathered tonight at the Stoklosa School for the annual Mary Bacigalupo Volunteer Appreciation night. This event publicly recognizes and honors the many people who volunteer countless hours in the public schools of Lowell. The event is named for Mary…
Read More »I was thinking about UMass Lowell’s Commencement the day after and made myself step back from the scene I was in to get a better sense of what was going on. The Tsongas Center on Saturday was a magnificent setting. When the pipes and drums started up, everyone in the…
Read More »Last Saturday morning the Tsongas Center resounded with “Pomp and Circumstance” bringing a record 3, 478 UMass Lowell students into the future. A dozen members of the Class of 1964 – seven from Lowell State – led the Class of 2014 into the Center to the applause, cheers, whistles and…
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