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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…
Read More »In the aftermath of last week’s conviction of a Haverhill teen of causing the death of another by texting while driving, today’s Globe publishes a letter to the editor advocating the complete ban of all cell phone use while driving a car. The letter’s author is “Kathleen M. O’Donnell of…
Read More »This Spring, John Christ taught an art history course at UMass Lowell in which his students took a close look at the outdoor sculpture in the city that is considered part of the Lowell Public Art Collection. These artworks were assembled between 1982 and the mid-1990s in an effort directed first by the Lowell Historic Preservation…
Read More »Jenn Myers of the SUN wrote an excellent piece about the “River Muse” literary anthology from Sons of Liberty Publishing in Nashua, N.H. Her article has been picked up by boston.com today and shared on Facebook. Read the article here. At the Friday night book launch at the UMass Lowell…
Read More »Andre Dubus III of the UMass Lowell English Dept. has a review and is profiled in today’s NYTimes Book Review. Read it here, and get the NYT if you want more.
Read More »Today’s Boston Globe has a story about PBS’s Antiques Roadshow and the Boston episode which features – among other finds – a painting hanging in the city of Boston’s Parkman House. A photo accompanying the article shows Mayor Tom Menino, the quite familiar Skinner appraiser Colleene Fesko and an Aldro Hibbard painting of a snowy…
Read More »Charles Nikitopoulos, professor emeritus of UMass Lowell’s Dept. of Psychology, has launched a local Hellenic heritage page on Facebook called “Acropolis of America.” Please join if you want to follow his postings. This is the latest: Based on artwork of Leo Panas, this mural was painted on the rear wall…
Read More »From the newspaper archives on June 9, 1966… After the Girl Officer tryouts these ladies were victorious: Donna Marie Carroll of Beacon Street was selected as Colonel and Patricia Jean Rappe of Agawam Street was selected as Lt. Colonel. Other Lowell High ladies achieving a GO rank included: Diane Nadeau,…
Read More »There was a lot of speculation in certain media circles this week about possible bullying and arm-twisting of delegates at last week’s Massachusetts Democratic convention. Amid my recent researching pursuits, I came across a reminder of another Mass Dems convention that shows what old-fashioned politicking is all about. Media reports from June…
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