![In Lowell, October means more than foliage and farmers’ markets. It is the month that the city celebrates the life of arguably its most famous native. And this year’s Jack Kerouac festival, Lowell Celebrates Kerouac, will be especially meaningful as it marks the 50th anniversary of the Beat Generation icon’s death. On Oct. 21, 1969, […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/low-z-wkd1010coverjack1-1-1.jpg?w=133 "In Lowell, October means more than foliage and farmers’ markets. It is the month that the city celebrates the life of arguably its most famous native. And this year’s Jack Kerouac festival, Lowell Celebrates Kerouac, will be especially meaningful as it marks the 50th anniversary of the Beat Generation icon’s death. On Oct. 21, 1969, […]")
Jack is back … and the Beat goes on
In Lowell, October means more than foliage and farmers’ markets. It is the month that the city celebrates the life of arguably its most famous native. And this year’s Jack...
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![If classic cars are what drive you, then put some vroom on your calendar by attending any one of the dozens of weekly cruise nights that dot eastern and central Massachusetts, some extending from into October. Although some of the car shows are thematic and one-time only annually, most are recurring events that allow almost […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20190808__wkd-0808covercars_p2-1.jpg?w=115 "If classic cars are what drive you, then put some vroom on your calendar by attending any one of the dozens of weekly cruise nights that dot eastern and central Massachusetts, some extending from into October. Although some of the car shows are thematic and one-time only annually, most are recurring events that allow almost […]")
Classic cars make for classic fun
If classic cars are what drive you, then put some vroom on your calendar by attending any one of the dozens of weekly cruise nights that dot eastern and central...
There’s a lot to like about open mike
Whether it's punchlines or chorus lines you want, there's a cornucopia of options at any of the area's open-mike nights. Open mike (no, it's not open mic, unless you're the...
Experience Jimi Hendrix like never before in Lowell
It has been almost 50 years since the tragic death of Jimi Hendrix, but his sound and influence echo across the decades. The music, not the man, is resurrected by...
Take me down to Paradise City
Ushered in with the equinox, the silver anniversary of the Paradise City Arts Festivals will be marked by familiar works of wearable, hangable, sit-on-able and decorative pieces from around the...
Doing time behind bars in dog years
SHIRLEY -- Inside MCI-Shirley, dogs are learning to turn off the lights, sense danger and most importantly, provide companionship for inmates. The labs are a privileged creature comfort for their...
Community comes to aid of fire victims
TOWNSEND -- The last of the estimated 48 people displaced by the four-alarm fire on Feb. 4 that swept through a 24-unit apartment building on Fitchburg Road have found temporary...
Assault suspect held without bail
AYER -- A man charged in a March 2018 assault, caught in Florida last month, will remain held without bail. Kevin Hamel, 55, stands accused in an assault on a...
Townsend’s Richard has lent her voice to Bruins, Red Sox
TOWNSEND -- Kamryn Richard has gone from the fields to the garden. The fields: the athletic grounds of North Middlesex Regional High School; the garden: Boston's TD Garden, where she...
Houde constructs bridge to reach Eagle Scout ranks
AYER -- The journey to become an Eagle Scout is an arduous one, traveled mostly in solitude, with many stops along the trail. Robert Houde recently finished that journey and...