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Here are real estate sales from Lowell for the past week: January 27, 2014 – Monday No sales January 28, 2014 – Tuesday 13 Ludlam St for $124,100. Prior sale 2013 foreclosure 491-493 Concord St for $94,500. Prior sale in 2012 for $393,193 168 Sixth St for $200,000. Prior sale…
Read More »Born in Lowell, Massachusetts, artist James Abbott McNeill Whistler was more a man of the world particularly of Great Britain. In fact, he famously stated “I shall be born when and where I want, and I do not choose to be born in Lowell.” Nonetheless, this moody artistic genius gets his…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Women have always played an important role in service to the community and to the Catholic Church. They are at the helm in various Catholic hospital systems, universities and foundations. The great unanswered question for many women is whether they…
Read More »In the 1930s, President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s administration used the job-creating vehicle of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) to employ artists in a marketing campaign called “See America,” which promoted the beauties and treasures of the national parks of America. This year, the Creative Action Network, made up of designers…
Read More »In this year’s election, I’m supporting Maura Healey for the office of Attorney General of Massachusetts. Working at the Attorney Generals office from 2007 until the recent start of this campaign, Maura was responsible for two very important divisions in the AG’s office – Public Protection and Business & Labor.…
Read More »Here’s a letter from former Mayor Patrick Murphy to the current members of the city council. The subject is his mayoral portrait. He gave me permission to post the letter here. Councilors, I understand that you will consider tonight Councilor Mercier’s request that the “City Council Rules SC establish guidelines…
Read More »This a double cross-post linking a “trip down memory lane” as recalled by our friend Dave McKeon at LowellIrish and my personal spin in a post on the Lowell Historical Society site. The subject is simple – the famous Lowell Bradt’s Soda cracker. Did you ever have a Bradt’s cracker? A Lowell…
Read More »It’s 24 hours late, but I just finished watching the video of last night’s city council meeting. Here are my notes: Keith Parker owner of a condominium in Grand Manor Condominiums on Willard Street in Lowell. October 2008, DEP discovered “gross contamination” around the entire property. There are several methods…
Read More »On January 29, 1963, Robert Frost, my favorite poet died. Many years ago, in a 9th grade Literature class, a football coach/English Teacher “forced” me to memorize one of his poems ….I thank that man even today, since the poem has been my favorites ever since. I hope you enjoy…
Read More »The enter below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. The media have taken the measure of the man: Chet Curtis was a prince. Smart, caring, funny, calm and comfortable. No argument there. Chet had many “princely” trappings – a huge salary for the time, what seemed to…
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