News Release from Preservation Massachusetts, Old City Hall, 45 School Street, Boston, MA 02108, 617-723-3383, www.preservationmass.org Contact: Jim Igoe or Erin Kelly, 617-723-3383 PAWTUCKET DAM LISTED AMONGST MASSACHUSETTS’ MOST ENDANGERED HISTORIC RESOURCES: Landmark 19th Century Dam Facing Irreversible Damage in Proposed Hydroelectric Project “The Pawtucket Dam in Lowell has been…
Nancye Tuttle writes about this weekend’s Lowell Open Studios art extravaganza. Besides checking out Open Studios, be sure to visit Nancye’s blog, as well: Arts abound This is the weekend for artists and art lovers in Lowell with the 10th annual Lowell Open Studios taking place both Saturday and Sunday,…
Save the Date as the commemoration of the Civil War Sesquicentennial begins in Lowell. The Lowell Historical Society & The Moses Greeley Parker Lecture Series Present Sunday October 3rd at 12 noon Lowell Memorial Auditorium-Hall of Flags 50 Merrimack St. Lowell MA 01852 Prelude to Civil War Join author and…
From AOL News, here’s a summary of six items related to the new health care reform legislation that are set to take effect in about a week. Read the news item here.
Ryan Apostolakes drowned in Heart Pond in 2003. In his memory a 3.1 mile road race is sponsored each year. The proceed go to the Chelmsford Police Department and in particular athletic and educational programs. Here are some scenes from this year race This video was originally posted by picsforyou2000
At a time when another Merrimack Valley hospital and health care system – Cartis Christi Holy Famly Hospital – is in the midst of a possible sale to a for-profit capital management entity, Lawrence General Hospital is forging a different kind of partnership. Articles in both the Boston Globe and the Eagle-Tribune…
Last month Lowell attorney Matt Donahue wrote about his plan to “shed his car.” Thirty days into the experiment he files this report: 30 Day Report: Lowell Environmental Attorney Tries to Declare Car Independence! Part 2 Well, the first reaction is of course the caliber of the Richard Howe Blog.…
Lowell’s own Roger Brunelle, who invented the guided tours of Kerouac’s literary sites in Lowell, will lead several tours during the Jack Kerouac Literary Festival, Sept. 30 – Oct. 3, including “Ghosts of the Pawtucketville Night” on Friday, Oct. 1, at 6.30 pm. Explore many of the locations written about…
James McKenna, the former prosecutor who accomplished the amazing feat of getting 27,000 write-in votes to win the Republican nomination for the office of Attorney General in last week’s state primary, seems to have violated the state’s campaign finance laws in doing so. The Globe reports that in his official…
Tony Sampas captured these photos of Lowell City Hall last evening. How many times through the history of that building has someone inside muttered “there must be a full moon tonight” – frequently, I suspect. If anyone said that today, you were right.
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