In Sunday’s Lowell Sun-Nancye Tuttle interview with author Al Alcorn, we learn of his journey from England where he was born – to Ireland where he and his brother stayed with his grandfather after the death of their parents – to Chelmsford where they came to live with foster parents…
As I shuffled down Pine Street shortly after 5 am on this morning’s run, two Lowell Fire trucks came racing up from Cupples Square, their sirens and air horns screaming. They both turned in front of me onto Hawthorn Street (yes, there’s no “e” at the end). As I continued…
The following entry is crossed posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog located at http://marjoriearonsbarron.blogspot.com/. Tough economic times can translate into mean-spiritedness and make things difficult for those who are different. If you’re a Muslim-American, for example, you can be assumed to be a terrorist. If you’re Latino, you can be…
Sixty-six years ago this morning, Allied armies landed on the coast of Normandy in the largest amphibious invasion in history. In 2004, we took a family trip to France. Here’s a video slideshow: [youtube]zpoYCBa014E[/youtube]
Please join Mayor James L. Milinazzo for a Ceremonial Re-Dedication of the Lincoln Monument Thursday, June 10, 2010, at 11 a.m. LINCOLN SQUARE 2 Lincoln Street (corner of Chelmsford Street) The monument was “Erected by The School Children of Lowell” in 1909 as a memorial to our 16th President, Abraham Lincoln.…
From the UMass Lowell Public Affairs Office: “Members of the greater UMass Lowell community are invited to see where ingenuity meets industry at a June 8 kick off of construction of the new Emerging Technologies and Innovation Center featuring Gov. Deval Patrick and others who supported funding for the…
Out of respect for the D-Day generation, Pam Platt of the Courier-Journal of Kentucky and Indiana wrote a column about “earning” what those who sacrificed gave us. Read her column here, which I picked up from the political news aggregator site realclearpolitics.com.
June 6th, 2010 by Marie This is my first post since our technical difficulties. It seems like I’m starting all over again as a blogger and as a creature of habit I’ll need to get my bearings with this new format and even newer rules for wrting and posting! Please…
June 5th, 2010 by PaulM Watch for news about a book-launching for Stephen O’Connor’s collection of short stories, “Smokestack Lightning,” forthcoming from Loom Press this month. Most of the stories are set in and around Lowell or a place that could be Lowell. Steve and Dave Daniel of Westford and…
June 5th, 2010 by PaulM There’s still time to register for the Innovative Cities Conference coming up at the UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center on June 17, 18 & 19. Featured speakers include White House official Adolfo Carrion and National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis. Why would folks from…
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