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I was born in 1958. That makes me 52 years old. So when the budget passed by the House Republicans preserved Medicare for everyone 55 or older but turned it into a privatized voucher system for me and everyone younger than me, I was concerned. Fortunately the Senate defeated that…
Read More »Above: Entrance to St. Mary Cemetery on River Road in North Tewksbury Yesterday – starting earlier than usual this year, Bill and I made our Memorial Day visit to some family graves at three local cemeteries – St. Patrick and the Edson cemeteries in Lowell and St. Mary Cemetery in…
Read More »We had the windows open until after dark last evening, and the birds were singing and calling loudly, sending the outside into the living room. Feels like a summer morning today. Out early with the dog, and the air was of a quality that registered as summer in my brain.…
Read More »Is Lowell the 18th most dangerous city in America? It is according to this article (which is the subject of a vigorous Facebook discussion right now) on the website Business Insider. Purportedly based on the latest FBI statistics, “The cities on this list are ranked by violent crimes including murder,…
Read More »Here is another fun video from the robotics department at UMass Lowell. Spring semester students exhibited their work in Boston Cyberarts 2011.
Read More »This video was originally posted by nhrrman on YouTube. A Moose Mountain Production filmed by Richard ‘Moose’ Ouellette takes a look at the Lowell,MA trolley operation on 10/05/1989. The car 4131 is a replica of a Brill “Semi-convertible” car which is suited to all-weather operation. Built in 1987 by Gomaco…
Read More »Mark you calendars for the next gathering of the Greater Lowell blogosphere. It’s Thursday, June 9 from 6 pm till 8 pm at Gary’s Ice Cream, 131 Gorham Street (Rte 3A), East Chelmsford. Everyone – blog writers, commenters and readers as well as those on Facebook and Twitter are all…
Read More »The Greater Lowell Veterans’ Council and its constituent organizations have a full schedule of activities over the upcoming Memorial Day weekend: FRANCO-AMERICAN WAR VETERANS: Memorial Service; Sat., May 28th @9:15am, MOH Joseph Ouellette Memorial Service @ St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Riverneck Rd., Chelmsford, MA LOWELL VETERANS’ COUNCIL: Memorial Service, Sat. May…
Read More »Did I mention UMass Lowell alums Robert and Donna Manning and the $5 million for the development of a new home for Management studies: The Robert Manning School of Business? See below for another post with links to media articles. Robert Manning will be the Commencement speaker at the Tsongas Center…
Read More »Thanks to Lowell Celebrates Kerouac! on Facebook and the blog Reader’s Almanac of the Library of America for this film clip and commentary about Bob Dylan, Jack Kerouac, and Allen Ginsberg. The footage is from November 1975 in Edson Cemetery in Lowell, when Bob Dylan was in the city with…
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