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One of the regular stops on my Lowell Cemetery tour is the grave of Frederick Ayer. Mr. Ayer and his brother, James C. Ayer, attained enormous wealth and success through the sale of patent medicine. Frederick branched out into other areas, becoming the primary owner of the American Woolen Company…
Read More »Lawrence undoubtedly is the name that comes to mind whenever the Bread and Roses Strike of 1912 is discussed, but there was also an associated strike in Lowell that year, known to historians as The Lowell Textile Strike of 1912. On Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at 6 pm at the…
Read More »MassMoments reminds us that today’s state of Maine began as a separate colony in the 1620s but from the 1650s until 1820, it was part of Massachusetts. The selling of public land in Maine for debt relief in the 1790s saw the landscape and demographics change. As thousands of families from…
Read More »Actor and activist Don Cheadle with John Prendergast From UMass Lowell Public Affairs Office: “Today, human rights activist John Prendergast is testifying with actor George Clooney before the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on conditions in Sudan and South Sudan. In two weeks, he will be at UMass Lowell…
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Read More »The film below, titled Kony 2012 has gone viral receiving over 74 million views as of today. Jason Russell directed and narrated this powerful video whose purpose is to call the world’s attention to Ugandan criminal, Joseph Kony. Kony is a powerful warlord who has been accused of abducting thousands…
Read More »Joe Assenza served two tours in Iraq with the US Marines and likes remembering the small, seemingly inconsequential details of his time in and awaiting combat. Don Polsi drew number 25 in the draft lottery and was soon an Army artilleryman in Vietnam. Frank Hickey had a talent for music…
Read More »The bridge over the Pawtucket Canal on Central Street in Lowell recently reopened. For more months than I care to remember, one of the inbound lanes of the bridge was blockaded with Jersey Barriers while construction crews made structural repairs to the bridge. The work site formed a traffic choke…
Read More »2012 marks the 25th Anniversary of the Angkor Dance Troupe, the Lowell-based nationally recognized performing arts organization that seeks to preserve and develop traditional Cambodian dance and traditional arts. The Troupe is holding a major fund raiser, “A Night with Angkor”, on March 26 at 6:30 pm at the Elephant…
Read More »Jen Myers of the Sun got the scoop on today’s announcement by Merrimack Repertory Theater and UMass Lowell that they will team up on the world premiere of Jack Kerouac’s only full-length play, “Beat Generation,” as the centerpiece of the Jack Kerouac Literary Festival this October. The news leaped across…
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