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Tribute to Dr Hugh, Ruth & John Mahoney
Back on January 1st I shared some memories of past New Year’s. Most were pleasant memories; one was not. That concerned the murder of Dr. Hugh Mahoney, his wife, and their 14-year old son in their Tewksbury home late in evening of December 31, 1975. Here’s the portion of my…
Read More »Councilor unanimously approves FY16 budget
I tuned in after the meeting had commenced. Councilors are questioning Police Chief Taylor now. Councilors seem to concur that the proposed budget is a responsible one that is has no fat in it and therefore has nothing that demands to be cut. They observe that much of the items…
Read More »Boston & Maine depot groundbreaking
Congratulations to yesterday’s groundbreaking by Middlesex Community College of the Boston & Maine Railroad Depot restoration project. I was not able to attend so MCC’s Pat Cook kindly sent some observations about the project and the event, along with some superb photos by Kevin Harkins. The following is by Pat…
Read More »“Meanderings” by Jim Peters
Frequent contributor Jim Peters shares some of his thoughts today: I have not meandered in awhile, so I thought that this might be a good thing to do. I have noticed that my books keep getting older, and while that does not make them useless, it does create in some…
Read More »Lowell Week in Review: May 31, 2015
Years from now when someone is writing the history of Lowell in the twenty-first century, the week of May 23, 2015 will stand out. I’m serious. Consider the following issues that were all addressed by the City Council at Tuesday night’s meeting: Hamilton Canal District With last week’s news that…
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Lowell Real Estate: Week of May 24, 2015
The following real estate sales took place in Lowell during the past week: May 25, 2015 – Monday Memorial Day May 26, 2015 – Tuesday 1215 Pawtucket Blvd Unit 33 for $130,000. Prior sale in 2011 for $100,000 170 Wilder St for $205,127. Prior sale in 2015 for $140,000 219…
Read More »“Lowell Prepares for Civil War” by Jim Peters
Here is another article on Lowell in the American Civil War by Jim Peters: There is a book, called the “Illustrated History of Lowell, Mass.” which was published two centuries ago. In it are stories of Lowell’s efforts to become what Niki Tsongas once called “the Center of the Universe.”…
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