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Westford Pig N Pepper
It’s Back On Sunday, August 21 the Westford Rotary brings back the Pig ‘N’ Pepper Fest. This fun filled day will take place at the Nashoba Valley Ski Area. An old-fashioned fest for the whole family featuring games and rides for the youngsters and music for everyone. Great food and…
Read More »Lowell CASA Washing A Car
Another fun video filled with local flavor. Cambodian American Student Association (CASA) UML umass lowell university of Massachusetts Lowell ma khmer angkor wat phnom penh Merrimack …
Read More »Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy ~ Born July 28, 1929
Jacqueline Bouvier married John F. Kennedy on September 12, 1953 in Newport, Rhode Island Jacqueline Kennedy’s official White House portrait From history.com: On this day in 1929, President John F. Kennedy’s beautiful and popular wife, Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, is born into a prominent New York family. Jacqueline, or “Jackie” as…
Read More »Lowell Native Cardinal O’Connell ~ Reinterred, Revisited, Remembered
Mark Arsenault tells us in today’s Boston Globe that the dispute of long-standing between the Archdiocese of Boston and Boston College on one side and the family of William Cardinal O’Connell on the other – has been settled. Those following the lengthy dispute know that the Archdiocese and BC wanted…
Read More »Technology and the Humanities
There’s a great article in yesterday’s New York Times that examines efforts by those in the social sciences and especially historians to utilize GIS technology to better understand the past. GIS, or Georgraphic Information Systems, uses computerized maps as a starting point and then adds layers of other information –…
Read More »Walking and Chewing Gum in D.C.
Not only are the national Democrats trying to prevent the US House Republicans from using the debt ceiling crisis to reshape public policy wholesale, they have to monitor the barn door to stop the GOP extremists from rushing in with anti-environmental measures while the spotlight is on the debt issue.…
Read More »July 27, 1694: Groton attacked
Up through the end of the 17th century, towns such as Lancaster, Groton and Haverhill were the northwestern frontier of English settlement. Often they came under attack by the Native Americans who formerly lived in those places. Such was the case in the nearby town of Groton, Massachusetts on this…
Read More »Worth Re-Reading
About ten days ago, NYTimes columnist Paul Krugman got to the core of the problem with the national Republican party. When one side opts out of the agreed-to rules of elections and governing in a democracy, the system cannot function effectively. If your attitude is going to be that you…
Read More »City Visioning Sessions Continue
The City’s Division of Planning and Development will host two more visioning sessions in connection with the review of the Master Plan. Upcoming are the following: July 28, Community Character, Engagement, & Identity; Arts & Culture August 3, Open Space & Natural Resources Both meetings begin at 6 pm at the…
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