On Cardinal Sean’s blog – nice to see the photos of the Cardinal’s visit to St. William’s Parish in Tewkbsury last week. The parish and the Oblates of Mary Immaculate are celebrating 75 years of service – 1935-2010. As the Cardinal noted – Father John Hanley, OMI is the current Pastor…
This announcement is from www.moveon.org: “On October 2nd, exactly one month before Election Day, hundreds of thousands of people are gathering in Washington, D.C. for “One Nation,” a huge march for jobs, equality, and progress. Can you join us? At the historic Lincoln Memorial, progressives from coast to coast will…
Antje Duvekot (web photo courtesy of overtheline.com) Poet and folksinger Antje Duvekot, winner of the Boston Music Award for Outstanding Folk Act of the Year, will perform in the Urban Village Artist Series (UVAS) at the Jack Kerouac Literary Festival on Friday, Oct. 1, at 8.30 pm at the Old…
I’ve become a big fan of WCAP’s Friday night high school football program called the “Pigskin Press Pass.” Ted Panos and Mike Flynn quarterback the coverage from the downtown Lowell studios and field calls through the night from correspondents – students, interns, parents, fans – who call in from games…
Last week I attended a lecture at UMass Lowell by BU Professor Andrew Bacevich who discussed his views of Washington and the US military. Bacevich’s harshest criticism was directed at how our country and its leadership handled the Iraq War. He said that unless someone knows someone in the military,…
Why all the angst over the sale of a health care system? Here’s the problem. The future of the health care system in Massachusetts is still in a risky place. Consumers, providers, insurers, employers, policy makers, health care experts – and all the other health care stakeholders have concerns and…
Tony Sampas brings our unofficial Lowell City Hall week to an end with two evening shots of the face of the clock that’s embedded high up in the tower of city hall.
Tom Perrotta Notable fiction writers Ann Hood (“The Red Thread”), Tom Perrotta (“Little Children”), Anita Shreve (“A Change of Altitude”), and Andre Dubus III (“The Garden of Last Days”) will talk about “Art and Commerce” at the Jack Kerouac Literary Festival…
News Release from Preservation Massachusetts, Old City Hall, 45 School Street, Boston, MA 02108, 617-723-3383, www.preservationmass.org Contact: Jim Igoe or Erin Kelly, 617-723-3383 PAWTUCKET DAM LISTED AMONGST MASSACHUSETTS’ MOST ENDANGERED HISTORIC RESOURCES: Landmark 19th Century Dam Facing Irreversible Damage in Proposed Hydroelectric Project “The Pawtucket Dam in Lowell has been…
Nancye Tuttle writes about this weekend’s Lowell Open Studios art extravaganza. Besides checking out Open Studios, be sure to visit Nancye’s blog, as well: Arts abound This is the weekend for artists and art lovers in Lowell with the 10th annual Lowell Open Studios taking place both Saturday and Sunday,…
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