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Ernest Hebert: “How ‘The Great Gatsby’ Demeans Working People” Ernest Hebert’s most recent novel, NEVER BACK DOWN, tells the story of the life and loves of Jack Landry, a New England Franco-American working man. Hebert wrote his book as an answer to The GREAT GATSBY and DELIVERANCE, novels that…
Read More »The Class of 2012 Lowell High School Distinguished Alums on stage after the program. Tim Sweeney, Class of 1983; Ron Boisjoly retired LHS teacher representing his brother Roger Boisjoly, Class of 1955; Fr. George McLean, OMI, Class of 1946; Judith McMurray an educator in Kittery, ME representing her great grandfather…
Read More »A group of current and former elected officials from the city of Lowell gathered in front of City Hall recently to endorse Elizabeth Warren for the U.S. Senate. Pictured above from left are Register of Deeds Richard Howe, Jr. (me), Former Mayors Brian Martin and Richard Howe, Sr., current Lowell…
Read More »The ninth annual Lowell High School Distinguished Alumni induction ceremony was held last evening at the high school’s auditorium. Started in 2004, the Distinguished Alumni event each year honors six graduates of the school who have made their mark on their field, their community and their country. All are linked…
Read More »Remembering Peter Stamas, Thursday, Nov. 15, 7 pm, Parker Gallery/Whistler House Join us in paying tribute to one of the great humanitarians of modern Lowell, a man who made enduring contributions to education, his church, Lowell’s heritage, and the quality of life of our community. This is a Parker Lectures…
Read More »This is what Americans want to see, the leaders working together for the common good. As Patty Coffey likes to say, “Bam!”
Read More »The long-awaited 2012 election is less than a week away. This Friday night, join Elizabeth Warren, Niki Tsongas and Patrick Murphy for a pre-election rally at Arthur Ramalho’s West End Gym at 900 Lawrence Street in Lowell. Made famous around the world by the film The Fighter (it was already…
Read More »These three videos were first posted by Len Lochrie. Taken from the same vantage point in Lowell, they show the increase in intensity of Hurricane Sandy.
Read More »Halloween has always interested me – not just for the trick-or-treating or the costumes or parties, but for its beginnings as “All Hallows Eve.” While Halloween might be celebrated all around the world, it is steeped in Irish tradition, culture and in its both pagan and Christian heritage. Long before Christianity arrived in Ireland, Halloween…
Read More »Esquire political columnist Charlie Pierce (whose Politics blog is well-worth reading this time of year) reminds us that the 2006 Mother’s Day flood in Lowell gave then Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney an opportunity to exercise his leadership skills in the time of natural disaster. The results weren’t pretty.
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