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Last night was a busy one for the politically inclined in Lowell with State Senator Eileen Donoghue hosting an event at Cobblestones, City Councilor Bill Martin hosting another at Long Meadow, and Council candidate Derek Mitchell having a campaign kick-off at the Club Passe-Temps on Moody Street. Those trying to…
Read More »Reminder for next GLAD Meeting This coming SATURDAY! Greater Lowell Area Democrats Regular Breakfast Meeting Saturday June 15, 2013 at 8:00 AM Independence Grill at the Radisson Hotel Rte. 110 in Chelmsford Please join us at this meeting of area Democrats. Marie Sweeney, GLAD Chair For more information: sweeney133@verizon.net AGENDA: The regular agenda…
Read More »There were a couple of notable events in the Lowell real estate world yesterday. First, the apartment building complex known as Cabot Crossing on Bowden Street in Swede Village/South Lowell sold for $20,250,000. Second, the city of Lowell recorded 227 tax takings for unpaid FY2012 property taxes. In the past,…
Read More »This coming Saturday (June 15, 2013) is the 13th annual Lowell African Festival. Events begin at 11 a.m. at the Sampas Pavilion on the banks of the Merrimack River and continues until 7 p.m. Those eight hours will feature food, culture and entertainment. The world’s second largest and second most…
Read More »The Bruins open the Stanley Cup finals against the Chicago Blackhawks tonight and the Red Sox linger precariously in first place in the American League East, yet when you view Boston media sports coverage over the past 48 hours, the dominant story is of the Patriots signing a third string…
Read More »Frequent contributor Jim Peters sends shares some observations: There is a lot of news on the local front right now, although you would not know it by getting the local newspaper. Since it dropped Lowell from its title, it has not had much to do with the city. Even the…
Read More »June 11, 1963 ~ President Kennedy delivers his Civil Rights speech from the Oval Office. On June 11, 1963 President John F. Kennedy delivered a speech on radio and television in which he proposed the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The address transformed civil rights from a legal issue to a…
Read More »Following is another excerpt from my book about the origin and influence of the national park in Lowell, which was written for the National Park Service in 2011-12. If the publishing process goes as planned, the book should be available in spring 2014. ‘Duey’ Kol, who speaks in this section,…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s on blog. The last time I reviewed a Huntington Theatre production, it was M for miserable. The current play is T for terrific. Run, do not walk, to see Rapture, Blister, Burn, the Huntington Theatre production at the Calderwood Pavilion at the…
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