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‘Diana’s Dresses’ by Julia MacDonnell, a Short Story

February 29, 2012 by PaulM Posted in Culture, History, Lowell 5 Comments

The following story is by Julia MacDonnell, whose first novel “A Year of Favor” was published by William Morrow in 1994. Her writing has appeared in the Boston Globe, Philadelphia Inquirer, North Dakota Quarterly, American Literary Review, and elsewhere. She was born in Maine and grew up in Massachusetts, where…

Textile Museum Honors Brenda Costello & Turns 50

November 6, 2010 by PaulM Posted in History, Lowell, Politics, Culture, Current Events, Election 2010 2 Comments

A few hundred generous donors and friends of the American Textile History Museum last night gathered to recognize the extraordinary community service and leadership contributions of Brenda Costello. At the same time, the museum marked its first 50 years in the Merrimack Valley. A good measure of the success of a…