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In other words, Happy Water Festival. The Southeast Asian Water Festival, a Lowell institution since 1997, takes place tomorrow along the banks of the Merrimack River on the Vandenberg Esplanade. There will be continuous entertainment from the stage at the Sampas Pavilion and plenty of food and merchandise vendors. Community…
Read More »This is the third in a series of posts that look at the voters of Lowell. The first broke down all registered voters by gender, party and age. The second analyzed the 9500 or so people who voted in the 2011 city election. Today’s post will look at those who…
Read More »“Page’s Clock” by Richard Marion (c) 2013 When Richard Marion operated Galley 21 at 21 Hurd Street in Lowell (mid-1960s to mid-1980s), this pen-and-ink drawing was a favorite of gallery customers and clients. There are several versions of this image in circulation, including the black-and-white print, colored prints, and…
Read More »The chair of the Chelmsford Board of Selectmen, Matt Hanson, has launched a new effort to better inform residents of the town about what took place during meetings of the Board of Selectmen. After each such meeting, he plans to do a short video summary of what occurred during the…
Read More »This is the second of a series of posts that look at the voters of Lowell. The first broke down all registered voters by gender, party and age. This one will do the same for the 9500 or so people who voted in the 2011 city election. One caveat: I’m…
Read More »“164 Orleans Street” by Richard Marion (c) 2013 [drawing, c. 1980] See more artwork at www.richardmarion.net
Read More »For quite a while now there has been a Facebook page – along with some similar versions – devoted to remembering Lowell. It’s now called “You know Your from Lowell When…” It has linked “Lowellians” from far and wide to friends, classmates, old neighbors, school alums, former fellow workers,…
Read More »The prestigious Library of America series now includes two volumes of the short stories of John Updike. Born in Pennsylvania, but a long time resident of our region of Massachusetts, John Updike was awarded an honorary degree by UMass Lowell (University of Lowell) in the 1980s. He also gave a…
Read More »I spent some time this weekend with the Lowell voter database. Here are some numbers as of January 1, 2013: Total registered voters – 54,943 Number of male voters – 26,771 (49%) Number of female voters – 27,978 (51%) Democrats – 22,005 (40%) Republicans – 4,827 (9%) Unenrolled – 27,731…
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