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Yesterday marked former president George H W Bush’s 88th birthday. The elder Bush is known as 41, since he was the 41st president as opposed to his son, 43. Currently, Bush is staying at his summer home in Kennebunkport, Maine. A close friend of Bush’s, film director Jeffrey Roth produced…
Read More »Human Construction Adds a Detour to the City of Lowell by Collette M. Marquis Carlos Dorrien’s sculpture Human Construction sits on concrete piers on either side of the Pawtucket Canal Bridge on Central Street in downtown Lowell. Installed in 1989, it is composed of a series of granite post-and-lintel stones,…
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Read More »The Greater Lowell Community Foundation announced the deadline for completing the first step in the process for “Capacity-Building Grants” applications. Capacity-Building Grants The Greater Lowell Community Foundation is seeking concept papers for our Capacity-Building Grant cycle. Deadline to submit a Concept Paper is Wednesday, July 11 @ 12 noon(step 1 in…
Read More »The Tewksbury Public Library is always a busy place beyond the circulation of books and other communication media. The Library is truly a community center – offering programs and speakers for all ages and all interests. Next week the Library continues its theme of boxing in the Merrimack Valley. Irish…
Read More »Merrimack Valley Business magazine just released its second “40 Under 40” edition, which features 40 “up-and-coming business people who are making a profound difference in their fields and the [Merrimack Valley]. Among the honorees is Jessica Wilson, Executive Director of Lowell Telecommunications Corporation (front row, fourth from right) and Danielle…
Read More »This is the first in a series of short commentaries about the Lowell Public Art Collection by students from an Art History course taught this spring by Prof. John Christ of the UMass Lowell Cultural Studies Dept. Stele for the Merrimack By Carolyn Campbell One of the last installed pieces of…
Read More »Ezra Pound said something like “poetry is news that stays news.” John Greenleaf Whittier made Poem of the Week in The Guardian of the UK with his “Telling the Bees.” The commentary is as interesting as the poem. Read it here–thanks to Rus Bowden on Facebook for the link. Makes…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Check it out. Shortly after my blog criticizing New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposed ban on sugary drinks in containers of more than 16 oz, I read the Boston Globe’s Yvonne Abraham piece offering an alternative solution, and…
Read More »Here’s a list of the members of the Lowell School Committee since 1981 with some occasional notes and some (but not yet all) of the unsuccessful candidates. Over time, I hope to add vote totals and all candidates for the earlier years. Crowd sourcing is a great way to accomplish…
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