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On this day in history – September 21, 1897 – as noted by NEWSEUM: Eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York’s Sun, and the quick response was printed as an unsigned editorial Sept. 21, 1897. The work of veteran newsman Francis Pharcellus Church has since…
Read More »Earlier this summer, the Veterans Administration released a plan that would merge the administrative functions of the Bedford VA hospital into the Boston VA without closing or curtailing services in nearby Bedford. The Globe reported on the proposal and the VA has posted details of the plan on its website.…
Read More »UMass Lowell (through its Economic and Social Development of Regions/Center for Industrial Competitiveness; its College of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; its School of Health and Environment; and several external sponsors) is presenting a great selection of free seminars this fall (which also come with a free lunch in…
Read More »The evening sun, as seen through the shades from within the Pollard Memorial Library. Photos by Tony Sampas.
Read More »The Policy Policy Polling (PPP) firm – with a track record of being right – gives us a snapshot in time in the possible Elizabeth Warren versus Scott Brown match-up for U. S. Senate in 2012. Noting that the poll was taken over the weekend right after a week of…
Read More »Here is a big thank you to all the fans from the Lowell Spinners for a fun season. It was a long and bumpy season for the boys of summer here in Lowell, but with the support of baseball’s best fans, the spinners were able to play and grow in…
Read More »Alveola Rhabdomyosarcoma is a form of cancer “that develops from connective tissues in the body, such as muscles, fat, membranes that line the joints, or blood vessels”. Michael is 10 years old, diagnosed with Alveola Rhabdomyosarcoma for the second time in two years! We would like to invite you all…
Read More »Poet Kay Ryan, who read her poems to an overflow crowd at UMass Lowell last spring, and three members of the Harvard University faculty are among the 22 recipients of the 2011 “genius grants” from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. The Harvard professors are economist Roland Fryer,…
Read More »Next time you walk into the Hall of Flags of the Lowell Memorial Auditorium, glance to your left and see the above portrait of General George S Patton. You might ask, why does a painting of that particular soldier hang here in Lowell? A small entry in the March 13,…
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