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Help identify these Lowell Mayors
Kim Zunino of the Lowell Historic Board is preparing an inventory of the portraits of former mayors of Lowell. Two portraits, above and below, have yet to be identified. Can anyone help make an ID?
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More from Lowell’s Power House
Tony Sampas shares more photos from the “Power House” at the corner of School and Rock Streets
Read More »McCartney: ‘Something New’
In July 1964, The Beatles released “Something New,” their fifth album in the U.S. Today’s NYTimes includes an article about Paul McCartney composing music for the New York City Ballet. The man is 68 and still giving us “something new” — a wonderful example of an artist pushing the boundaries…
Read More »Corner of Rock and School Streets
Tony Sampas draws our attention to the Power House at the corner of School and Rock Streets in Lowell
Read More »Scenes of Lowell
This video contains some great images of Lowell. It was taken by a UMasss Lowell student for one of his classes. Originally posted by happyskateboarding
Read More »Home Page, NYTimes Online, Our Own Andre Dubus III
February 23, 2011
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PaulM
Posted in Education, Greater Lowell, History, Lowell, Culture
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“Townie” is a better, harder book than anything the younger Mr. Dubus has yet written; it pays off on every bet that’s been placed on him. Today’s www.nytimes.com on the home page has a photo, headline, and lead-in to a review of Andre Dubus III’s new memoir “Townie,” in which he…
Read More »Memories-to-Stories
Today’s NYTimes includes an article by Felicia R. Lee about filmmaker Thomas Allen Harris and his Digital Diaspora Family Reunion project. It’s History by another name. Read the article here, and get the NYT if you want more of this kind of reporting.
Read More »Do Women Suffer More in the “Mancovery”?
February 22, 2011
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Marie
Posted in Culture, Education, Election 2010, History, Lowell, Politics
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Lowell Women’s Week – February 27-March 8, 2011 The theme: “Women’s Strength: Achievement, Power and Vision” As the annual celebration – Lowell Women’s Week nears, it’s hard not to reflect on the place of women. Lowell has historically been an important place for women – their rights, working conditions, their…
Read More »MoJo of Lowell: The new face of capitalism
The Globe has a front-page story today about MoJo, a start-up apparel manufacturer based in Lowell that pays above the minimum wage and provides quality benefits to its employees, including free day care (the company’s name is a combination of “Moms” and “Jobs”). Because of that last item, most of…
Read More »Eliot Presbyterian Church
Tony Sampas shares some photos of the stained glass windows at the Eliot Presbyterian Church
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