A section of the lower Highlands neighborhood of Lowell was recently designated “Cambodia Town” by the city the significance of which is explained as follows on the city of Lowell website: The City of Lowell has designated the Cambodia Town area within the Lower Highlands neighborhood in order to elevate…
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While searching the web last week for information about this past Saturday’s town election in Billerica, I found a hyperlocal blog covering the town called “Can’t get there from here”. It’s written by Jeff Parenti, a civil engineer who works in Cambridge and lives in Billerica where he serves as…
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Middlesex Community College’s Pat Cook ran the Boston Marathon in yesterday’s near record-breaking heat. Pat shares a narrative of his experience on the race route with plenty of pictures on his aptly named “Wicked Good Blog”. Be sure to check it out and if you bump into Pat, Barry Scanlon…
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This is a fascinating video of Fletcher’s Quarry in Westford taken close to twenty years ago. The video was originally post by nhrman.
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The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. The Boston Marathon is all about tradition, and not just for the runners. I’ve lived within walking distance of the marathon for most of my life, going back to my childhood not far from the Commonwealth Avenue route…
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