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Seacoast Mortar, 1862, was used at Fort Pitt, Pennsylvania and believed to be one of only twenty-six such Civil War era artillery still in existence. It is installed on the grounds between Lowell City Hall and the Pollard Memorial Library. Congressman John Jacob Rogers presented it to the City of…
Read More »This past Tuesday, the Pawtucket Prism public artwork alongside the UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center at the confluence of Pawtucket Canal and Concord River, was re-dedicated on Tuesday. Paul Marion was there and wrote a blog post about the event and its significance. Tony Sampas was also there with…
Read More »(I was unable to watch the meeting live on Tuesday but just caught an archival showing on LTC’s website; here are my notes). Parking Report Councilor Samaras asks if City’s Parking Director will speak about the three strategies in the report: (1) additional garages; (2) parking resource management (using existing…
Read More »Yesterday was the 13th annual Lowell High School Distinguished Alumni Award Reception at the school’s Cyrus Irish Auditorium. The hundreds of family members, friends, public officials, and students who filled the hall for the ceremony were entertained by the Lowell High Band while Air Force Junior ROTC cadets served as…
Read More »Western Avenue Studios is a small business incubator for Lowell and is said to be the biggest collection of artists in one location east of the Mississippi River. Located in the former Massachusetts Mohair Plush mill building alongside the Pawtucket Canal, Western Avenue Studios is just a short walk from…
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Read More »Early Voting I’ve heard only good things about early voting in Lowell this week. That was certainly my experience Monday afternoon when I cast my ballot at Temple Emanuel. On social media, someone who voted in Lowell on Friday wrote that 1710 people had already voted that way. This morning,…
Read More »I missed last Tuesday’s Lowell City Council meeting and only got a chance to watch a replay today. Here’s my report: Motion Response: Rourke Bridge traffic. Intersection with Pawtucket Blvd has an advanced traffic controller with cameras. They give Rourke bridge 65 seconds and the Blvd 55 seconds. The cameras…
Read More »Hood’s Sarsaparilla Smokestack, 1883-2014 “Gone Lowell” is a series of photographs from Tony Sampas of things in Lowell that are no longer standing.
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