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July 4 Parade Chelmsford 1970
Nostalgia is the theme in this video of the July 4 parade in Chelmsford in 1970. This video was originally posted by johnstonleonard
Read More »Over the Top at Globe
Can I say that the Globe has gone a bit goofy with its Whitey-mania coverage? I admit that I boosted the instant commentary by James Carroll and Kevin Cullen two days ago when the story hit like a safe on a mouse. That was good writing. But they are pushing…
Read More »He’s Ba-aack: Clinton Turns to Job Creation at Home
June 27, 2011
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PaulM
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I’ve been waiting for somebody to do something like this–bring the people with money together and get them to pledge to hire more people to do things that need to be done. Ole Bill is bringing his Clinton Global Initiative to Chicago to do just that. Read all about it…
Read More »“And what is so rare as a day in June?”
From the Prelude to Part First of – “The Vision of Sir Launfal” by James Russell Lowell: And what is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever, come perfect days; Then Heaven tries the earth if it be in tune, And over it softly her warm ear…
Read More »JFK Visits Ireland
On this day – June 27, 1963 – President John F. Kennedy, son of Massachusetts and son of County Wexford – arrived in Ireland. Celebrating the Irish roots of this American President, warm and welcoming crowds greeted President Kennedy in his ancestral home in Dunganstown and in Dublin. He described…
Read More »Update Appleton Mills in Lowell
Nice video…originally posted by masshousingvideo providing an update on the Appleton Mills. A former factory in downtown Lowell is being redeveloped into affordable rental housing thanks in part to approximately $35 million in financing from MassHousing.
Read More »African Cultural Festival in Lowell
The spectacular 11th annual African cultural Festival held at Sampas Pavilion on Pawtucket Blvd along the banks of Merrimack River in Lowell. Video originally posted by AjabuTV
Read More »“My Warhol Period” by Tony Sampas
[original caption] Paul E. Tsongas (1941-1997) “Running Hard” in September of 1974 for the Massachusetts Fifth Congressional District seat, U.S. House of Representatives, which he won, defeating Republican incumbent Paul W. Cronin [Tony Sampas comment] While working with the Paul Tsongas Collection at UMass Lowell Libraries’ Center for Lowell History…
Read More »News From the Lowell Folk Festival ~ July 29 -31
Direct from the Lowell Folk Festival Organizers – an update of what to expect for opening night and Saturday night parades of the festival. More information and updates as we get closer to the festival weekend: Well, who doesn’t like a parade? And this year for the Lowell Folk Festival’s…
Read More »AP & ABC News: Artist Ed Ruscha Channels Kerouac
Artist Ed Ruscha elaborates on the way Jack Kerouac’s novel “On the Road” influenced him in 1958 and continued to affect his work through the years. Read the report from the Associated Press via ABC News here.
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