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Lowell Congresswoman Edith Nourse Roger’s Length of Congressional Service About to be Surpassed

 U. S. Representative Edith Nourse Rogers of Massachusetts presides over the House Chamber in this image from 1926.    (Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives) For many years Edith Nourse Rogers held the record as the longest serving woman in the Congress. Rogers followed her deceased husband John Jacob Rogers…

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Greater Lowell Area Democrats / Third Middlesex Area Democrats Joint Meeting on Saturday March 17, 2012

Reminder for next GLAD Meeting Greater Lowell Area Democrats (GLAD) and Third Middlesex Area Democrats Joint  Breakfast Meeting Next Saturday March 17, 2012 8:00 AM SHARP Agenda to be posted! Independence Grill at the Radisson Hotel  Rte. 110 in Chelmsford Special guests:  6th District Congressman John Tierney Candidates for the Democratic nomination – 3rd…

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A Memory: Lowell’s Irish Monument

This is a cross-post from the Lowell Historical Society blog. Using Dick Howe’s great photo below, I recalled the story of Lowell’s Irish Monument now located in Cardinal O’Connell Parkway. From the Lowell Irish Monument  inscription: “…through their efforts in every facet of city life they helped establish Lowell as one…

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Lowell Historic Board Spring 2012 Newsletter Just Published!

Lots of really good and interesting information here in the just published Lowell Historic Board Newsletter  PRESENCE from the PAST– Spring 2012 edition. Articles include information from Assistant Administrator Kim Zunino  on how historic preservation helps small business; notes about Lowell’s Historic Properties Survey – a city-wide review of historic properties ; and…

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Annie Sullivan Women’s History Month Honoree ~ the Merrimack Valley Connection

March is Women’s History Month. The theme for 2012 is “Women’s Education – Women’s Power.” It is traditional that certain women be honored.  Recognizing the Pioneering Leadership of Women and Their Impact on the Diverse Areas of Education – these women are on the roll of honorees: Emma Hart Willard(1787–1870)…

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In the Merrimack Valley: Councilor Rivera Rebuts Boston Mag Attack on Lawrence

  Ayer Mill and Clock Tower in Lawrence, Massachusett The March issue of Boston Magazine has a scathing article about the City of Lawrence penned by “novelist, short story writer, essayist, critic, investigative journalist…” from Methuen, Massachusetts –  Jay Atkinson entitled “City of the Damned” wherein he describes Lawrence as “the most godforsaken place in…

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