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Jim Peters shares another story about the history of Lowell. Paul Revere served primarily as a Silversmith. He made beautiful silver dinnerware for the wealthy of Boston and its environs. What people do not know is that he also had a foundry and in this manufacturing plant, he made, among…
Read More »The following real estate sales took place in Lowell last week: May 18, 2015 – Monday 43 Brunswick St for $280,000. Prior sale in 2012 for $195,000 29 Hastings St for $198,400. Prior sale in 2009 for $85,000 May 19, 2015 – Tuesday 669 Lawrence St for $450,000. Prior sale…
Read More »John Edward, who teaches economics at Bentley and UMass Lowell, frequently contributes columns on economic issues. Here are his views on the possibility of the Olympics coming to Boston. Coincidentally, today’s Globe has an editorial urging Olympic organizers to include Gateway Cities like Lowell in the Olympic planning process: The…
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Hamilton Canal District This past Wednesday I drove to Springfield to speak to the Real Estate section of the Hamden County Bar Association about technology and the registry of deeds. While the 40+ lawyers listened politely, the topic that created a buzz was the future Springfield casino. They pointed out…
Read More »Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. “In Our Youth Our Hearts Were Touched With Fire” [An address delivered for Memorial Day, May 30, 1884, at Keene, NH, before John Sedgwick Post No. 4, Grand Army of the Republic.] Not long ago I heard a young man ask why people still kept up…
Read More »I’ve posted this poem from 1978 on the blog before. It was written soon after the experience that provided the brief story thread. In those days, I was constantly on the lookout for images and incidents that could feed a new composition. I wanted to write, write, write. It’s a slight piece, but has…
Read More »There is a sustained atmosphere of negativity towards the Congress these days. Most of it focuses on long run of “do-nothingness” – but back in 1856 – a volatile time to be sure – it was a physical act in the Congress – on the floor of the United States…
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I’m back from a family vacation in Chicago, Illinois, one of the great cities of the USA. It was my first visit to a city that I associate with Carl Sandburg, Barack Obama, Studs Terkel, Albert Halper, Poetry magazine (founded by Harriet Monroe and Alice Corbin), Cloud Gate by Anish Kapoor, the Cubs…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Many bemoan the revolving door in government/media circles. For a while you’re a politician; then you get a job as a lobbyist, retaining your politicians’ access; then you’re a candidate again. One day you’re a journalist; the next…
Read More »Atty Michael Gallagher speaks about a new program called ArtUp which will display art created by Lowell artists in the Lowell Community Health Center where it can be purchased by members of the public for donation to the Health Center. First item is reappointment of City Clerk Michael Geary. Personnel…
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