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Lowell remembers

Tony Sampas continues our observation of Veterans Day with the above photo of the POW/MIA monument on the grounds of the Lowell Auditorium and the monument (below) at American Legion Post 87 on Westford Street dedicated to Alvin “JR” Lutkus – “In honor of his service to his country”

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Heaven on earth in Harvard, Massachusetts

Nancye Tuttle reviews the newly published Fruitlands: The Alcott Family and Their Search for Utopia, by Richard Francis, an account of the 19th century “hippie commune” established by the literary Alcott Family in nearby Harvard, Massachusetts. Check out Nancye’s review on her blog, Nancye’s World.

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Lowell Veterans Council Observes Veterans Day

More than one hundred Greater Lowell veterans, their families, elected officials and others from the community gathered at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium this morning for a Veterans Day ceremony. Greater Lowell Veterans Council Commander Bob Cronin, shown above on the stage of the Auditorium, served as Master of Ceremonies. State…

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Private Edward Rowe, KIA 8-28-1918

A few days ago we posted a Veterans Day essay by Steve O’Connor. Steve ended with a passage about the grave of Edward Rowe who was killed in World War One. After reading the essay, our World War One archivist, Eileen Loucraft, found the 1918 newspaper story announcing Rowe’s death.…

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Veterans Day observances

The Greater Lowell Veterans Council will honor those who have served in the military with a ceremony tomorrow that begins at 10 am in the Lowell Memorial Auditorium’s Hall of Flags with a speaking program to be immediately followed by a wreath laying ceremony at the various monuments on the…

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“Grim omen for Scott Brown”

The nationally recognized website Politico carries a story today with this headline: “Midterm elections offer grim omen for Scott Brown’s future.” The story quotes UMass Lowell Chancellor Marty Meehan (“Obviously, the results show that Massachusetts is, at its core, a Democratic state – It has been a reliable Democratic state…

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