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Signs of Lowell
This week Tony Sampas brings us some signs from around the city and invites readers to suggest others that might be included.
Read More »Uncle Crumbs by Jack Neary
The entry below is being cross posted from local Playwright Jack Neary’s own blog, Shards A couple of months ago, I introduced you to Eddie and Timmy. I had just moved in with them and my brother and sister-in-law in Derry, NH, where I set up my man cave and…
Read More »UMass Lowell Robotic Door Opener
This video is pretty cool. The DORA or Door Opening Robotic Arm was developed right here in the Robotics Lab at UMass Lowell. Hey, why don’t I just let them describe it themselves… Low-cost wheelchair-mounted Door Opening Robotic Arm (DORA) This video demonstrates the final product of Erin Rapacki’s master’s…
Read More »“No on Question 1” by John Edward
We have long invited readers to submit articles for us to post on this site. Today, John Edward, a resident of Chelmsford who earned his master’s degree at UMass Lowell and is an adjunct professor of economics at Bentley University, shares his reasons for voting NO on Question 1 in…
Read More »David McNerney funeral
On March 22, 1967, A Company, 1-8 Infantry, 4th Infantry Division was ambushed by an enemy force three-times it size while on patrol deep in a Vietnamese jungle. Many died and were wounded in the initial onslaught, but many more survived thanks to the heroism and leadership of the company‘s…
Read More »NASA Grants UMass Lowell $600k for Climate-Change Studies
in the SUN yesterday, Jennifer Myers reported that UMass Lowell received a $614,691 NASA grant to promote the study of climate change. The grant was announced by US Rep. Niki Tsongas at a climate-change forum on campus Friday. Read the article here, and subscribe to the SUN if you appreciate the reporting.
Read More »MIT Hopes to Renew US Mfg. Edge
Also in the Globe today is an article by Rob Gavin (former SUN reporter) about MIT putting its brain power behind the goal of improving the manufacturing sector in the US. If you value the reporting, buy the Globe.
Read More »Globe Urges Salem to Do Better Teaching the Dangers of Intolerance and Hysteria
An editorial in today’s Boston Globe caught my eye because I’ve been to Salem with my family recently. While the over-the-top celebration of Halloween each October sets Salem apart and the city does a fair job telling the disturbing story of its witchcraft episode in the 17th century, the Globe…
Read More »‘Mrs. Cleaver’ Passes Away
TV and film actress Barbara Billingsley passed away today. She was known to my generation as Mrs. Cleaver, the television mom of lead actor Jerry Mathers in “Leave It to Beaver.” She was 94 years old. Read the Associated Press bulletin from boston.com here. The cast of “Leave It to Beaver.” From left,…
Read More »Paul Revere House Museum in Boston Expanding
Boston continues to invest in its cultural resources and expand its attractions. The Paul Revere House Museum in the North End is in line for a $4 million expansion, according to a Boston Globe report on boston.com. web photo courtesy of revolutionaryday.com Combine this with the expansion projects at the Museum of…
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