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Photo by Tony Sampas.
Read More »Boston Olympic bid a silly diversion by Marjorie Arons-Barron
The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons Barron’s own blog. Score Boston Mayor Tom Menino:1; Boston Globe:0 on the proposal to bring the Olympics to Boston in 2024. Opined an editorial, a chance to host the Olympics is “too rare to pass up without further consideration.” Really? As…
Read More »Legendary Locals of Lowell reading/signing in Tewksbury on Monday night
Tomorrow (Monday, March 25) at 7:00 pm, Chaim Rosenberg and I will do a reading/book signing of our new book, Legendary Locals of Lowell, at the Tewksbury Public Library which is at 300 Chandler Street in Tewksbury. For more information, visit the library’s website.
Read More »Lowell Cemetery – spring tour schedule
The dates and times for this spring’s tours of Lowell Cemetery have been set: Friday, May 17, 2013 at 1 pm Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 10 am Friday, May 31, 2013 at 1 pm Saturday, June 1, 2013 at 10 am The spring tours all begin at the Lawrence…
Read More »Protest against Keystone Pipeline in Lowell last night
Lowell architect Jay Mason was one of many positioned outside the Steve Lynch fundraiser at the Blue Shamrock last night, holding signs that urged Lynch to reverse his support for the Keystone XL pipeline. Jay has written an Open Letter to Lynch and all other candidates for office in Massachusetts,…
Read More »Kerouac Writes First Novel ~ And the Beat Goes On…
This month of March has been a good one for the memory of iconic Lowell writer Jack Kerouac. Readings, musical tributes, an exhibit and walking the loop helped commemorate the 91st birthday of Jean-Louis “Jack” Kerouac- the American novelist and poet – born on March 12, 1922 in Lowell, Massachusetts. A long…
Read More »Poets Kate Hanson Foster & Matt Miller @ UMass Lowell
Presented by the UMass Lowell English Department, Matt and Kate will read at 6 pm on Wednesday, March 27, in the auditorium of O’Leary Library (Learning Commons) on the South Campus of UMass Lowell (Wilder Street—parking in the lot at Wilder and Broadway). Free and open to the public.
Read More »“Lowell for Ed Markey” – Join the team
If you want to participate in a true grassroots campaign, join Ed Markey’s Lowell Team. To get involved send me an email at DickHoweJr[at]gmail.com and be sure to LIKE us on the “Lowell for Ed Markey” Facebook page.
Read More »Wonderful Video Promotion of Lowell
This is an excellent video production promoting the City of Lowell. In the words of the YouTube poster of it… We built this video to raise awareness of those people who have heard about the city, but never visited. There is still a perception that Lowell is what it was…
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