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Many are familiar with the Bread and Roses Strike which took place in Lawrence and which celebrates its centennial this year. What is not so well known is that the Lawrence action led to other strikes, one of which occurred in Lowell that same year. Next Tuesday, April 10, 2012…
Read More »Its opening day for the Boston Red Sox. Here is a video posted by watchmojo detailing the history of “opening day”…kind of.
Read More »A reminder from our friends at the Pollard Memorial Library blog that volunteers will be ready, willing and able to accept dropped-off donations for the Spring Book Sale this Saturday April 7, 2012 at the Lowell Senior Center at Broadway and Fletcher Streets.: Friends Book Donation Drop Off 9am-12noon This Saturday…
Read More »When Charles Dickens came to America in 1842, one of his goals was to promote copyright laws as a way of protecting the creative product of artists, writers and musicians. This Thursday night (April 5 at 7 pm) at UMass Lowell’s O’Leary Library auditorium, Room 222, 61 Wilder Street, UMass…
Read More »Another amazing photo from Tony Sampas
Read More »Thanks to the Chelmsford Patch for these early results: Selectmen (2 seats) George Dixon – 3251 Pat Wojtas – 3085 Roland van Liew – 2376 Jim Murray – 1614 New Fire Station Yes – 2468 No – 2162
Read More »To stir the Pawtucket Falls Dam issue a little bit more and with a nod to Jack Kerouac and his relationship with the river, I’ve posted this fanciful image of Jack and the Dam. I found this image here along with many other Merrimack River and Lowell power canals images: http://images.mitrasites.com/lowell-power-canal-system-and-pawtucket-gatehouse.html. Taking…
Read More »Great Stone Dam across the Merrimack River at Lawrence Massachusetts from the ENEL website . The crestgate system installed by ENEL is visible enough for you to see what a so-called “bladder” dam looks like. Another view of the Great Stone Dam, May 2010 courtesy of Corey Sciuto. This view allows for a fuller…
Read More »On Sunday, April 22, some interesting people will gather at the Rogers School on Highland Street, on the edge of the South Common, for Earth Day activities. We will have a guided tour of the South Common Historic District by Dick Howe Jr, unplugged music by Joe Darensbourg, a display of design plans showing…
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