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On the road with Tom Sexton – Spanish, Ontario
More photos from Tom Sexton’s cross-continent trip from Alaska to Maine
Read More »Fr. Ray Kehew of Providence College – RIP
Fr. Ray Kehew, who was my dad’s roommate at Providence College from 1951 to 1955 and who taught philosophy at PC when I was a student there in the late 1970s, passed away this week in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. My mom and dad kept in touch with him through the…
Read More »Warren, Brown face to face by Marjorie Arons-Barron
The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. She listened, she learned, and took a big step forward. For weeks, ,many sympathetic to Elizabeth Warren’s US Senate candidacy have expressed exasperation at her campaign and her candidate skills. In this, the important first debate against her…
Read More »Cemetery tour today – rain or shine
We woke up to a light, intermittent mist here in Lowell today but the 10 am tour of Lowell Cemetery will go off rain or shine. Meet at the Knapp Avenue entrance, right next to Shedd Park. The tour will be 90 minutes long and involves walking through the cemetery…
Read More »Seasonal Change in the Merrimack Valley
September 22, 2012
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Marie
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The autumnal equinox heralds the start of Fall which in 2012 begins here in the Northern Hemisphere today September 22 at 10:49 A.M. EDT. The word equinox comes from the Latin words for “equal night.” The fall and spring equinoxes are the only days of the year in which the…
Read More »‘Almost at the End of the Road’ by Tom Sexton
“Almost at the End of the Road” by Tom Sexton At Ottawa, Ontario, we begin to follow the Ottawa River to Arnprior. It’s hard to believe, but the French Voyageurs followed the Ottawa to its source and then followed the Great Lakes west. Portage La Prairie in Manitoba was part…
Read More »First Congregational Church – Smith Baker Center
First Congregational Church – Smith Baker Center. Photos by Tony Sampas.
Read More »In the Merrimack Valley: Civil War Encampment on Lawrence Common
Least we forget the 150th remembrance of the Civil War, the Lawrence Civil War Guard plays host to the 10th Annual Civil War Weekend with an encampment at Campagnone Common in the heart of Lawrence. As Mark Volger tells us in the Eagle Tribune today: Campagnone Common will become a…
Read More »Cemetery Tours today and tomorrow
This afternoon at 1 pm and tomorrow at 10 am, I will be leading tours of historic Lowell Cemetery. The tour is free, no need to register, just show up at the Knapp Avenue entrance to the cemetery and be prepared to walk for 90 minutes. The tours will be…
Read More »Green Day in East Pawtucketville with Kerouac Tour
The East Pawtucketville neighborhood group shared a notice of its upcoming “Green” event which will take place on Saturday, September 29, 2012 Here are the particulars: East Pawtucketville: GREEN & FUN! Come spend a day enjoying the neighborhood. When: September 29, 2012 TIME: 10 AM – 4 PM Where: Gershom…
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