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Thanks to journalist John Collins and the Sun newspaper for reporting on artist Vassilios “Bill” Giavis’s gift of a print of one of his classic paintings to the Town of Dracut. The original painting was based on a poem of mine. Read the story here. A Hundred Nights of Winter…
Read More »In some quarters the myth of “the war on Christmas” still lingers even thrives. In truth there was a such a crusade, but it took place in 1659 and it was here in Massachusetts. A minister of that day decided that that the celebration of Christmas was becoming too merry… too profane……
Read More »Back by popular demand from last Christmas: [youtube]Ioxqgafd0yY[/youtube]
Read More »Trips down “memory lane” seem more frequent lately. Christmas time certainly lends itself to remembering. Family traditions, ethnic and cultural traditions, religious traditions… are all part of the fabric of our lives. The Irish “candles in the window” at Christmas tradition continues. from the archive: Christmas Traditions: Candles in the Window and…
Read More »Here are some of the highlights from Channel 99, Lowell’s municipal access cable station for 2013: [youtube]5v-CXc1_nfE[/youtube] And here’s another video from LTC offering glimpses of some of the other programming available on Lowell cable access: [youtube]15NES_AM0kU[/youtube]
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron;s own blog. It was originally posted on December 17. Today’s papers announced the latest entrant in the 2014 race for governor: a Tea Party challenger to Charlie Baker for the Republican nomination. Mark Fisher, a Shrewsbury resident and newbie at…
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Read More »Here’s a review of Lowell politics for the week past: Outbreak of Violence This week’s outbreak of violence has to be the big story of the week. Wednesday night a man was murdered in an apartment on Second Street in Centralville and Thursday afternoon three men were shot in their…
Read More »Twenty-five years ago today, Pan Am Flight 103 was destroyed by a terrorist bomb over Lockerbie, Scotland. All 243 passengers and 16 crew members were killed as were 11 people on the ground. The bomb was the work of agents of the Libyan government. A monument to the victims stands…
Read More »As UMass Lowell is in the midst of a Division One basketball game with Duquesne University this afternoon at the Tsongas Center, we are reminded that on this day – December 21, 1891 – the game of basketball as designed by James Naismith was first played at what is known today as Springfield College in Massachusetts. ON THIS DAY …
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