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Rapping out a Lowell beat

LOWELL — Making it as a hip hop rapper based in Lowell isn’t the easiest thing in the…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Music #author #Books #egyptdurham #Entertainment #hiphop #latestheadlines #localnews #lowell #lowellmiddlesexacademycharterschool #Massachusetts #middlesexcounty #Rap #Thingstodo
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/823239/

#BostonWeekend Thru Sun FOLK #LowellMA hosts their annual #Folk #Festival https://lowellfolkfestival.org #BostonMusic #lowell #WorldMusic

We're hosting a fee-waived, "World Pup" adoption event this weekend (July 24-26) for adult #dogs! All four MSPCA shelters are participating, as well as six of our shelter partners! Don't miss the chance to add a new player to your team ⚽ Learn more at https://www.mspca.org/events/dog-adoptathon/

#dogsofmastodon #dog #massachusetts #pet #pets #animal #animals #boston #capecod #salem #methuen #springfield #lowell #berkshires #worcester

From Houston to Maine — ICE OUT NOW! 🔥🧊

Join us this Saturday, July 18 at 3PM at the Ladd & Whitney Monument (309 Merrimack St, right by Lowell City Hall) for a nonviolent rally and standout demanding justice for Lorenzo, Joan, and all victims of ICE terror.

Our neighbors are being disappeared from our communities. Lowell is saying: not here, not anywhere.

Bring your signs, bring your people, bring your voice. Learn more at solidaritylowell.com

#ICEOutNow #FireICE #Lowell

Fathers Day Riverwalks

Happy Fathers day to all who are fathers or who play the roll of a father in someone’s life. Whether you are a biological father, a step father (like me), or a single mom who covers both the mother and father responsibilities (a good definition for the word “hero” if I ever heard one), then today is your day. I don’t know about the rest of you, but the one accomplishment I am most proud of in my life is that in September of 2007 a six year old girl and a four year old boy let me be a part of their lives, and in the nearly 19 years that have passed since then they haven’t changed their minds. Frankly I am honored and I hope I’ve been up to the challenge. I’m sure I’ve failed left and right, but over all… here’s hoping I’m doing right by them.

That’s not really the point of this post though, it’s just a nice bonus. The point of this post is photos! I went on another morning photo walk today. This time I hit three riverwalk type things in Lowell, MA. The Wamesit Falls Overlook, the… whatever the riverwalk along the Merrimack River near the Rourke Bridge is called, and a third little thing that I never saw before but noticed as I drove past that was basically a gazebo and a boat launch and a lot of graffiti. 

I finished three rolls of film. One roll of Phoenix II 200 in 120 in my Lubitell, a roll of the new Kodak Ektacolor 400 (that is supposed to be just Portra 400 under a different name?) that I loaded in the Nikon N90 yesterday to use at my nephew’s graduation party (but only took a few shots), and another Phoenix II 200 (this time in 35mm), again in the N90. I took those three rolls and the four rolls I shot on last weekend’s photo walk adventure and shipped them off to The Darkroom Lab earlier. Give them a couple of weeks and then I’ll share any of those that don’t suck… assuming there are at least one or two that don’t suck. We’ll have to wait and see.

The rule on these little jaunts is to shoot film while walking away from the car and then digital while walking back to the car. The twist on the digital last week was that I used a lens that came in the kit with the N90. I used the other lens from that kit today. It’s an AF Nikkor 50mm 1:1.8. I got a lens with exactly the same specs when I bought my broken Nikon F401 last year, but despite the identical specs it is definitely a different lens. I have dubbed this one 50mm f/1.8 number two. I actually used it on all shots taken on both Nikon cameras today. The N90 and Z5 (with the FTZii adapter, of course).

But enough of my yappin’, here come some pics!

First, a bunch from the Wamesit Falls Overlook, which is a riverwalk along (and in two places, across) the Concord River.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55348484199/in/album-72177720334326633/

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https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55347335587/in/album-72177720334326633/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55348269171/in/album-72177720334326633/

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https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55348488619/in/album-72177720334326633/

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https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55347342082/in/album-72177720334326633/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55348693885/in/album-72177720334326633/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55348694800/in/album-72177720334326633/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55348493804/in/album-72177720334326633/

Now we skip the second stop, which was the boat launch with all of the graffiti because it was such a short visit that the digtal camera never made it out of the bag. So instead we move on to the VFW Highway and the Merrimack River.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55347345877/in/album-72177720334326633/

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https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55348282436/in/album-72177720334326633

So there you have it. Another couple of hours on another Sunday morning, wandering around like a nerd with a bag full of cameras. I am thinking the next time I do this will be just after the 4th of July. I have an idea about going to the Esplanade in Boston and seeing the aftermath of the Pops concert and the fireworks. We will see.

For now though, in closing…

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/55347345242/in/album-72177720334326633

Hype for the Future 218E: Lake County, Indiana

https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/06/06/hype-for-the-future-218e-lake-county-indiana/

Hype for the Future 208G: Town of Lowell, Indiana

https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/05/27/hype-for-the-future-208g-town-of-lowell-indiana/

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• Philip Morrison: "The discovery of life on one other planet—e.g., Mars—can . . . transform the origin of life from a miracle to a statistic."

On Mars and the "Canal" Controversy

• Percival Lowell: "Let us not cheat ourselves with words. #Conservatism sounds finely, and covers any amount of ignorance and fear."

#quotes
#Morrison
#Lowell
#life

PWHL playoffs: Will Boston Fleet move games to TD Garden? https://www.allforgardening.com/1751261/pwhl-playoffs-will-boston-fleet-move-games-to-td-garden/ #BostonFleet #garden #gardener #gardening #hockey #lowell #OttawaCharge #phwl #PlayoffHockey #tsongas #TsongasCenter #Women'sHockey #WomensIceHockey

Western Avenue #OpenStudios
5/2, 12–5
122 & 160 Western Avenue, #Lowell

Nibbāna Café opens at 9 AM
food truck arrives at 12 PM

Free and open to all.
Friendly, leashed pets are welcome.

https://westernavenuestudios.com/

Western Avenue #OpenStudios
4/4, 12-5.
122 & 160 Western Ave. #Lowell

Leashed dog-friendly.
Coffee shop (opens 9 am).
Food Truck.

https://westernavenuestudios.com/open-studios-lowell-ma/

#BostonWeekend thru 4/6 RIDES head to #LowellMA for a spring Carnival https://www.fiestashows.com/fs/lowell-carnival/ #Lowell #BostonKids

Massachusetts Air Force Junior ROTC program changes uniform guidance due to Iran War

An Air Force Junior ROTC program at Lowell High School in Massachusetts is changing its uniform guidance for…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #breakingnews #Iran #Lowell
https://www.newsbeep.com/431674/

Celebrating Women in STEM: the legacy of Elizabeth Roemer, a trailblazer in Astronomy

https://lowell.edu/celebrating-women-in-stem-the-legacy-of-elizabeth-roemer-3-26/

#ElizabethRoemer #WomeinInSTEM #WomenInScience #Astrodon #Lowell #LowellObservatory

Alright #MAPoli I'm new to this, so bear with me. Energy bills 💡 are a top concern for everyday people in Massachusetts when it comes to building performance. Supposedly the Lowell Sun is reporting on bill actvity on Beacon Hill, but they only list votes for a fraction of the representatives?

https://www.lowellsun.com/2026/03/09/beacon-hill-roll-call-house-cuts-mass-save-marketing-budget/

What is going on? A quick search tells me the Lowell Sun probably focused on Middlesex County representatives for this piece - so that answers that q.

Where is the Senate on H 5151? Last week I was disturbed to hear legislation proposed to make taxpayers cover lobbying costs for the energy companies. And a $1 BILLION cut to Mass Save. Are rep's working to increase costs for people? In any case, check out the article above for some pretty current updates ⚡

#buildingPerformance #construction #energy #law #LowellMA #Lowell #Massachusetts

We still have plenty of #rats who are so squeaking cute available for adoption! 🐀

Learn more here, https://people.com/massachusetts-rescue-saves-163-rats-looking-for-dozens-of-homes-11919681

#rat #pet #pets #massachusetts #animal #animals #boston #newhampshire #springfield #CapeCod #methuen #salem #lowell

Exciting update! 🚨 233 #animals of all shapes and sizes found homes this past weekend during our fee-waived adoption event - including Caramello, pictured here picking out a toy with her new family 🥰. Thank you to everyone who adopted and all of you for helping to spread the word to make the event such a smashing success!

#animal #pet #pets #massachusetts #dogs #cats #farmanimals #dog #cat #boston #capecod #salem #methuen #springfield #hopkinton #lowell

Closing alert -- Olympia Restaurant in Lowell has closed permanently after nearly 75 years in business. https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2026/02/olympia-restaurant-in-lowell-has-closed.html

#restaurant #lowell

Update: Gene was adopted! 🥰 But there are still plenty of #animals looking for homes during our fee-waived adoption event! You don't need Cupid to find your perfect match - just visit one of our shelters 😉

#pet #pets #animal #dogs #cats #dogsofmastodon #massachusetts #Boston #capecod #hopkinton #salem #methuen #lowell #springfield #valentinesday

Western Avenue #OpenStudios
1/3, 12-5.

122 & 160 Western Ave. #Lowell

Leashed dog-friendly.
Coffee shop (opens 9 am).
Food Truck.

https://westernavenuestudios.com/event/january2026-open-studios/

Western Avenue #OpenStudios
Dec 6 & 13, 12-5.
122 & 160 Western Ave. #Lowell

Leashed dog-friendly.
Coffee shop. Food Truck.
https://westernavenuestudios.com/event/december-open-studios/