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Ed. Note: Last Friday night at the Nelson Mandela Memorial event at the Lowell Community Charter Public School, Fru Nkimbeng eloquently reminded everyone that Africa is a complex continent made up of many unique countries and cultures. Too often we here in America who do not have direct ties to…
Read More »The Christmas Fruitcake: An Ageless Tradition by Henri Marchand A note from the author: Like its subject this essay has been around, appearing first as a Sunrise radio essay, re-wrapped as a “Guest Column” piece in the Sun and showing up on this blog for the past few years. At…
Read More »Along with Henri Marchand’s “fruitcake” essay, the re-appearance of this poem has become part of the Christmas tradition for this blog. I wrote the first draft of this poem in 1976, and worked on it on-and-off for a long time. I had in mind the extensive outdoor lighting displays in Dracut (the…
Read More »If you’re anxious for spring to arrive so you can join a tour of historic Lowell Cemetery, you can get a preview tomorrow (Tuesday, December 17, 2013) at the Lowell Senior Center. That’s when I’ll give a presentation on the Lowell Cemetery at NOON. It’s free and everyone is invited.…
Read More »State Senator Eileen Donoghue is hosting an event to benefit the Sun Santa Fund on Monday, December 16, 2013 at La Boniche Restaurant, 143 Merrimack Street, from 5 to 7 p.m. Donations may be made payable to “The Sun Santa Fund.”
Read More »December 9, 2013 – Monday 62 Corinthian Dr for $365,000. Prior sale in 1999 for $193,135 89 Fremont St for $180,000. Prior sale in 2001 for $168,000 December 10, 2013 – Tuesday 398 Westford St for $220,000. Prior sale in 1972 75 Gates St for $152,000. Prior sale in 2009…
Read More »Here are some observations on the past week in Lowell politics. Most of the items covered below come from last Tuesday’s City Council meeting which I covered in detail in a previous post. Downtown Businesses The item that dominated the discussion at last Tuesday’s City Council meeting was the state…
Read More »Linda Biehl of California was the first Greeley Scholar for Peace Studies at UMass Lowell in 2008. She was on campus and in the community for three weeks, meeting people, talking, sharing her remarkable, inspiring, and challenging story. Her daughter was a casualty in the sometime violent struggle to end…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. The marquee of the Citi Center for the Performing Arts, still known as the Wang, was lit up on Wednesday evening. In bold colors and a dominating photo it read “Hubie80!” For years now, Boston has known that…
Read More »The African Cultural Association of Greater Lowell in collaboration with the Lowell Community Charter Public School organized a memorial celebration in honor of the late Nelson Mandela tonight at the Charter School on Jackson Street in Lowell. The fast moving program consisted of speeches, music, dancing and a video tribute.…
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