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…
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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…
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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…
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