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Sara Swan Griffin, author of “Quaint Bits of Lowell History,” published “Little Stories About Lowell: Romances and Facts of Earlier Days” in 1928. The book was produced by the Butterfield Printing Company. Following is an excerpt from the chapter “The Canals of Lowell.”—PM . “The Pawtucket Canal almost surrounds Pawtucket…
Read More »My level of civic engagement increased substantially this week. On Monday night, I attended a public meeting on the city’s draft Master Plan, Sustainable Lowell 2025, and last night I watched the city council meeting. Well, only the first two and a half hours of the city council meeting. After…
Read More »MassMoments reminds us that on this day January 9, 1961, President-elect John Fitzgerald Kennedy addressed the Massachusetts legislature. He acknowledged in an oft-quoted reminder that “of those to whom much is given, much is required.” Yet, the main subject of his address was the unique legacy of the Commonwealth –…
Read More »Before the Lowell Folk Festival, before Winterfest, before the Southeast Asian Water Festival. Click on image to enlarge.
Read More »“A. G. Pollard’s” by Richard Marion (c) 2012 Click on the image to enlarge. See more artwork at www.richardmarion.net
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Wanted: Smart, courageous, savvy individual for temporary posting. Location: United States Senate. Experience: track record of experience in complicated political settings with record of success in achieving goals. Education: longtime immersion in complicated policy challenges with particular expertise…
Read More »With the demolition of the former St. Joseph’s Hospital on Pawtucket Street nearly completed as part of the UMass Lowell creation of University Crossing, it seemed appropriate to offer some information about the hospital and its origins. Originally it was known as the Lowell Corporation Hospital – established on November 1, 1839 –…
Read More »In 1988, the National Park Service and Center for Archaeological Studies at Boston University were asked by the Lowell Historic Preservation Commission to investigate the grounds of the former Boott Mills boarding houses off French Street (one remains today, known as the Patrick J. Mogan Cultural Center), and the Kirk…
Read More »Tonight seventy or so people gathered at UMass Lowell’s Alumni Hall for the first of two public comment session on the city of Lowell’s draft Master Plan. The full plan is available on the DPD website and a second comment session will be held this Wednesday, January 9th at Lowell…
Read More »The city of Lowell will host a public review and comment session on the city’s draft master plan, “Sustainable Lowell 2025”, tonight at UMass Lowell’s Alumni Hall from 6 until 8 p.m. Alumni Hall is located at 84 University Avenue on the school’s North Campus. A second review and comment…
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