August 11th, 2011
by DickH
The last time there was a primary election for the Lowell City Council was in 1999. The results of both the primary and the general election follow, with incumbents in italics and the order of finish in the corresponding election in brackets:
Primary Election – October 5, 1999
- Rita Mercier – 4820 – [1]
- Eileen Donoghue – 4227 – [2]
- Armand Mercier – 4123 – [5]
- Bill Martin – 3935 – [8]
- Richard Howe – 3781 – [7]
- Bud Caulfield – 3681 – [4]
- Dan Tenczar – 3550 – [3]
- Grady Mulligan – 3194 – [10]
- Rodney Elliott – 2805 – [9]
- Rithy Uong – 2777 – [6]
- Joe Downes – 2672 – [11]
- Larry Martin – 2548 – [12]
- Bob Hoey – 2136 – [13]
- Carol McCarthy – 1383 – [14]
- Wayne Hayes – 1241 – [15]
- Jessica Geoffroy – 986 – [16]
- Paul Bergeron – 984 – [n/a]
- Vincent McLaughlin – 634 – [17]
- Thomas Fagan – 498 – [18]
1999 General Election
- Rita Mercier – 9053 – [1]
- Eileen Donoghue – 8562 – [2]
- Dan Tenczar – 7393 – [7]
- Bud Caulfield – 7263 – [6]
- Armand Mercier – 7027 – [3]
- Rithy Uong – 6750 – [10]
- Richard Howe – 6684 – [5]
- Bill Martin – 6486 – [4]
- Rodney Elliott – 6031 – [9]
- Grady Mulligan – 5943 – [8]
- Joe Downes – 5293 – [11]
- Larry Martin – 4719 – [12]
- Bob Hoey – 3598 – [13]
- Carol McCarthy – 2076 – [14]
- Wayne Hayes – 2042 – [15]
- Jessica Geoffroy – 1761 – [16]
- Vincent McLaughlin – 892 – [17]
- Thomas Fagan – 816 – [18]
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August 11th, 2011
by PaulM
“Still Life with Lemons” by Richard Marion (c) 2011.
See more artwork at www.richardmarion.net
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August 11th, 2011
by Marie
Lowell is noted for its textile history. It’s a great setting for the New England Quilt Museum’s 2011 Quilt Festival. Opening today, this three-day city-wide event offers a feast for the eye in venues from the Lowell Memorial Auditorium to the Whistler House. Festival presenters beckon visitors with this invitation – “Quilting fires the imagination, touches the heart, and warms body and soul.” Link the the Lowell Quilt Festival brochure here and get all the information you need to enjoy this highly regarded event in Lowell.
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August 11th, 2011
by PaulM
The author of “Nickel and Dimed” writes about poverty in the US on the tenth anniversary of her book being released. The article is from Mother Jones magazine via realclearpoliltics.com. If you use this link and get an ad for Mother Jones blocking the article, then select Subscribe on the ad to move to a new page and X out of the Subscribe page to return to the article.
In 2004, Barbara Ehrenreich gave the Commencement Address at the UMass Lowell Commencement.
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August 11th, 2011
by Marie
With the plans to remake the classic 1987 film “Dirty Dancing” now public, there will be lots of chatter about the original starring Patrick Swayzey and Jennifer Grey. Who should play the parts of Johnny and “Baby”? Should there be a remake at all? There are mixed feeling about the original itself – was the movie really that good or just schmaltz? The New Yorker magazine makes film critic Pauline Kael’s August, 1987 review of the original “Dirty Dancing” available here if you’re interested in a pro’s perspective or just want to tweak your memory>
By the way – just to put you more in tune with 1987, during that year:
Canada introduced the “Loonie”; Robert Bok was rejected for the Supreme Court; the Dow closed for the first time over 2500 and then tanked in October on Black Monday; Pat Robertson decided to run for U. S. President; Kiwanis Clubs voted to admit woman as members; President Reagan challenged Gorbachev to “tear down that wall”; Aretha Franklin was the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; the IRA/Provos were still active; there was a wave of train and plane crashes and a tsunami in the Gulf of Alaska; the world population reached 5 billion; hearings held on Iran-Contra affair; the “The Simpsons” debuted on The Tracy Ullman Show; Andy Warhol, David Susskind, Rita Hayworth, Jackie Gleason, John Houston, Woody Hermand and dancing greats Bob Fosse, Michael Bennett and Fred Astaire all died. Locally, Bobby Kennedy was Lowell’s Mayor; the Tsongas Industrial History Center was created by cooperative agreement between University of Massachusetts Lowell and Lowell National Historical Park; there was a major fire in the old Lawrence Manufacturing Company Mill; voters elected Richard Howe, Brian Martin, Tarsey Poulios, Joseph Fitzpatrick, Bud Caulfield, Robert Kennedy, Gerald Durkin, Curtis LeMay and M. Brendan Fleming to the City Council in the November elections (incumbents Kelley, Kennedy and Coutu lost reelection bids); B. Joseph Tully resigned as City Manager to be replaced by Jim Campbell; Chet Atkins was the 5th District Congressman; “Massachusetts Miracle” fuels the Dukakis run for President.
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