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On February 9 a two alarm fire raged through the Contrast Glass Service building on Andover Street in Wilmington. North Reading and Tewksbury Fire Departments assisted the Wilmington in containing the blaze. Citizen Journalist tonytwister18 captured the event on video and posted it on YouTube.
Read More »Here’s the link for all the happenings for the annual Kerouac birthday celebration in March. For more details see www.lowellcelebrateskerouac.org
Read More »This Civil War ballad – ‘The Slain at Baltimore” – was sent to us By Martha Mayo – Director of the UML/Center for Lowell History and longtime member of the Lowell Historical Society. The ballad was made available to the public as a Civil War penny-song sheet or as a broadside.…
Read More »In an op-ed column in today’s NYTimes, Scott Turow, Paul Aiken, and James Shapiro wonder aloud what would have happened in Shakespearean times if the plays had been “open source” material as opposed to ticketed experiences at the Globe Theater. The implications for today’s Web world and beyond are immense,…
Read More »In today’s NYTimes, David Brooks has his mind-gears turning about trends. He likes to spot and dissect long-term trends in social behavior. He doesn’t always get it right, but he makes his readers think. See what he has to say today, and get the NYT if you want more.
Read More »I’ll admit. I’m not really a big animal lover. I’m OK with dogs, but that is about it. Last night as I was flicking through the channels I came across the Westminster Dog Show at Madison Square Garden. I couldn’t stop watching it. Its a fast paced show filled with…
Read More »It’s been ten years since writer Neil Miller in the Boston Globe Magazine shone a spotlight on the Merrimack Valley literary renaissance that was getting noticed at home and far away. The region of Bradstreet, Thoreau, Whittier, Frost, Kerouac, and others has emerged in our time as a literary hotspot. Read the…
Read More »Judging from the reaction of the crowd at this year’s CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference) Donald Trump has a long, long road to the White House.
Read More »I like the awards shows on TV this time of year. They summarize. It’s a great opportunity to catch up to the culture that never stops changing, adding to itself, morphing, circling back and repeating, sprouting new shoots, blending forms and forging new arrangements, all that and more. The Grammy Awards…
Read More »President Obama recently appeared on FOX’s Bill O’Reilly Show…of course, Saturday Night Live didn’t waste time giving us a look.
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