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Lowell’s Smith Baker Center
Tony Sampas helps us appreciate the beauty of the brickwork of the Smith Baker Center (formerly the First Congregationalist Church), highlighted by the setting sun.
Read More »Jack Wilson to UMASS Lowell
Jack Wilson, the late Senator Ted Kennedy, Marty Meehan at UML student event. Jack Wilson, president of the University of Massachusetts, announced yesterday that he will accept a senior faculty position at UMass Lowell when he leaves his current post at the end of June. Wilson served for eight-years as the…
Read More »Bob Herbert & the War on Poverty
Bob Herbert of the NYTimes today uses his column inches in the nation’s newspaper of record to pound the President, Democrats, and Republicans for neglecting their responsibility to help Americans who are most needy. The late Peter Stamas of Lowell (Lowell High Headmaster, President of Human Services Corp. of Lowell,…
Read More »Neighbors Urged to Attend Public Safety Subcte. Meeting, 1/11
I picked up this message from the Lowell Highlands Neighborhood Group at Gerry Nutter’s place: “Urging you to attend – City Council Public Safety Subcommitte – Tuesday 1/11/11 – 5:00 – 6:30PM “Lower Highlands Friends, “We continue to mourn the loss of Corinna Ouer, a young woman who called the…
Read More »US Bank v Ibanez: More chaos in housing
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued a much anticipated decision today that, while properly decided, will result in further damage to our country’s already injured housing market. Here are the facts of US Bank v Ibanez: In December 2005, Antonio Ibanez borrowed $103,000 from Rose Mortgage Company to finance the…
Read More »The Sun’s “Death Panel” distortion
Mike Luciano, a regular reader of and sometime contributor to this site, sent along the following post that takes issue with today’s Lowell Sun editorial: I imagine that reading a Lowell Sun editorial is like walking through a house where multiple homicides have just occurred. You wander through in a…
Read More »Lowell City Manager in Timely Post: Sand/Salt Locations for Public Use
There’s a timely post on the “Blog from the Office of the City Manager, Lowell MA” today. Noting the decentralization of the salt/sand supplies for Public Works use, the Manager also lists the neighborhood sites where the mixture is available for the public to use at home. Bins have been…
Read More »State SJC Foreclosure Ruling Has Widespread Implications
“BusinessUpdates” on today’s Boston.com is reporting that the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has upheld a land court ruling in cases without proper paperwork in place. The implications are both local and federal. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today upheld a contentious land court ruling that puts in question the ownership of…
Read More »Former Clark Univ. Pres. Honored for Innovations in Worcester
Former Clark University President Richard P. Traina was honored recently with a leadership award in recognition of the bold, creative initiatives he championed at Clark that led to significant improvements on campus and in the community. Read the Worcester Telegram & Gazette article from Dec. 31, 2010, about Mr Traina…
Read More »Civil War-era Cannon
Tony Sampas takes a close-up look at the Civil War-era cannon that sits between Lowell City Hall and the Pollard Memorial Library
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