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The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. AP Photo Joe DeNucci won most of his fights in the ring and in politics. In a long series of majority decisions, he won his fight for the hearts of the people. But on Friday, at the age…
Read More »This is the 22nd weekly installment of my Lowell in World War One series which commemorates the centennial of the entry of the United States into World War One. Here are the headlines from one hundred years ago this week: September 10, 1917 – Monday – Opening of public and…
Read More »Housing in Hamilton Canal District At this Tuesday’s city council meeting, the council will vote to authorize the city manager to execute a purchase and sales agreement with WinnDevelopment Company for Hamilton Canal District parcels 8 and 9, known respectively as 193 and 239 Jackson Street for $250,000. These are…
Read More »The Boston Globe yesterday in “A tale of two cities, and both of them are Lowell,” examined the competing views of what Lowell should look like moving into the future. The in-depth article, with quotes from former Mayor Bud Caulfield to recent Lowell High graduate Elmer Martinez, and many in…
Read More »If you don’t yet have a copy of History as It Happens: Citizen Bloggers in Lowell, Mass, stop by Mill No. 5 this Saturday from noon until 4 pm. We’ll have a table there as part of the now every-Saturday “A Little Bazaar at Mill No. 5.” Besides History as…
Read More »This is the 21th weekly installment of my Lowell in World War One series which commemorates the centennial of the entry of the United States into World War One. Here are the headlines from one hundred years ago this week: September 3, 1917 – Monday – Labor Day Programs. Labor…
Read More »Lowell School Committee vs City of Lowell The full name of the case is Lowell School Committee versus City of Lowell, by and through its City Manager and the Lowell City Council, Docket Number 1781CV02593. It was filed in Middlesex Superior Court on August 31, 2017, and was assigned to…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. After three harrowing days, our cousins and their dog, Harry (see photo from drier days), were rescued Monday from their home in the Meyerland section of Houston. They live but a stone’s throw from a bayou in a gracious…
Read More »This is the 20th weekly installment of my Lowell in World War One series which commemorates the centennial of the entry of the United States into World War One. Here are the headlines from one hundred years ago this week: August 27, 1917 – Monday – Many Lowell people visit…
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