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Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts MassMoments reminds us that on this day – June 23, 1831 – the Legislature granted the Massachusetts Horticultural Society permission to purchase land to establish an experimental garden and a rural cemetery.This decision led to the creation of the landmark Mount Auburn Cemetery – the…
Read More »Half & Half was a popular flavor of tonic when I was a kid. In those days, my recollection is that it was lemon-and-lime flavored. Polar Beverages of Worcester today makes a Half & Half that is lemon-and-grapefruit. I don’t hear people mentioning Half & Half much these days when…
Read More »Congratulations to UMass Lowell for scoring a debate between US Senator Scott Brown and his Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren. No date has been set. The moderator will by David Gregory of NBC news and the debate will be co-sponsored by the Boston Herald. Here’s the UML press release that just…
Read More »Read about Cote’s Market of Lowell in the Boston Globe. Web photo courtesy of Maggie Holtzberg.
Read More »Pollard Memorial Library (Image by artist Janet Lambert Moore) There’s is a golden opportunity right now for those who really support the work and the mission of the historic Pollard Memorial Library. According to a FB post by current Trustee Marianne Gries, the City of Lowell is seeking qualified applicants for the…
Read More »Jim Peters is a frequent contributor to this site. Below is his latest essay: I have three cats. Two of them hate each other, if I am reading cat noises correctly. Autumn hisses at Bella, and the third one stays far away from the fray. I have no idea why…
Read More »I read the Lowell Sun’s coverage of Michael J Fox’s visit to Middlesex Community College last week and became intrigued by actor. I have loved Fox since his days of playing the likable, teen conservative Alex P Keaton in Family Ties. Motivated by Fox’s visit to MCC I picked up…
Read More »Below is a time-lapsed video of the construction of the University Suites at UMass Lowell
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. I first met Bea Barron when I was a political reporter and she was selling ads for The Newton Times in the 1970′s. She was a longtime community activist who had worked for Newton Fair Housing, marched with Dr. …
Read More »The Lowell Cemetery as a Place of Public Art by Heidrun Ryan Cemeteries are, perhaps, of greatest importance to the living. The monuments are meant to be seen: while personal, they may also be a source of both history and art for the larger community. The Lowell Cemetery is intimately…
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