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Dogwood tree in bloom
Tony Sampas captured this picture of a dogwood tree in bloom on the grounds of the Tsongas Center
Read More »Revolutionary Revelry in Lexington
Of course, there is always plenty to do in Lowell and the rest of the Merrimack Valley, but if you are interested in venturing out to a revolutionary neighbor, Lexington is just the place this May. The historic community is planning a month long festival called Revolutionary Revelry. Here’s an…
Read More »Donald Trump a buffoon candidate, but will the birthers go away? by Marjorie Arons-Barron
The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Check it out. Donald Trump takes credit for President Obama’s release of his full birth certificate, saying he’s proud that he (Trump) was “able to do something that no one else was able to do.” Well, if you…
Read More »Lowell Film Festival begins Thursday
[youtube]9r72aGkShD4[/youtube] The 4th Annual Lowell Film Festival begins tomorrow (Thursday, April 28). The full schedule is available on the Festival’s website. In conjunction with the films being shown, I will conduct walking tours of “Civil War Lowell” on Thursday night at 6 pm (beginning at the Ladd & Whitney monument);…
Read More »This Is Interesting: MIT Names New Leader of Media Lab
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has named a new leader for its famous Media Lab. Read the NY Times report about Joichi “Joi” Ito, who at 44 years old is already a legend in the worlds of technology and venture capital. Consider buying the NYTimes if you want more of this kind of reporting.…
Read More »10th Anniversary of Doors Open Lowell Coming May 12-14, 2011
Check out Doors Open Lowell at the website here: http://www.doorsopenlowell.org/ and become a Doors Open Lowell Facebook friend here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Doors-Open-Lowell/124484050963278?sk=info. Look for the full schedule of dates, days and times to be posted by May1st. Here are a few teasers from the roster: the Claflin Block; Old City Hall; Acre churches;…
Read More »UMass Lowell Professor Highly Rated by Students
Stephen Pennell, University of Massachusetts – Lowell – Chair, Department of Mathematics Ph.D., Brown University Email: Stephen_Pennell@uml.edu Office: Olney 428-V Phone: (978) 934-2710. Research Interests: Mathematical modeling, fluid mechanics Home Page: http://faculty.uml.edu/spennell/pennells.htm Each year Rate My Professors, the internet’s largest destination-site for professor ratings, compiles a list of…
Read More »President Obama’s Birth Certificate
If case you really want to see and read President Obama’s birth certificate – here it is as released by the White House – courtesy of the HuffingtonPost.com site:
Read More »Ann McLane Kuster Gets Emily’s List Approval For New Hampshire’s 2nd District
Ann McLane Kuster, Democrat from New Hampshire Emily’s List – a national political action committee – has announced its “round one” seal of approval for Democrat Ann McLane Kuster in her run for New Hampshire’s Second Congressional District in 2012. While not a full endorsement of Kuster and three others –…
Read More »Poets Michael Casey & Nicholas Samaras at UML, 4/28
The final poetry event for National Poetry Month at UMass Lowell is set for Thursday, April 28, at 7 pm, when Lowell native Michael Casey and Nicholas Samaras, with family ties in Lowell, read at O’Leary Library Auditorium, 61 Wilder St, UML South Campus. The event is free and open…
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