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I confess to having missed the last couple of council meetings and I was late tuning in last night, but when I did, I caught a portion of the debate about adding traffic and parking along Fr. Morissette Boulevard. Whenever I hear the council debating the merits of on-street parking…
Read More »Here’s the final installment of the index of Legendary Locals of Lowell. The book will be out in less than two weeks. For more information about the book, where to purchase it, and readings/book signings that have already been scheduled, check out our Legendary Locals of Lowell page. Sweeney, Joseph,…
Read More »The 2nd Annual Lowell Writers and Publishers Winter Roundup, February 23, 2013. Photo by Tony Sampas.
Read More »Here are the winners in the various categories from this year’s Winterfest: National Human Dogsled Competition Winners Best Costume 1st Place: Linwood Animal Hospital (Little Red Riding Hood) 2nd Place: Meerkat Technology (Running Dead) 3rd Place: Stoklosa School (Cruella’s Mush Puppies) Overall Race Winner 1st Place: Upper Cut Landscaping (Lowell)…
Read More »Several hundred people gathered in front of Lowell City Hall this evening for the start of Winterfest 2013. After a brief opening ceremony, the Human Dog Sled Challenge commenced. Both the city council and the school committee had teams in the race. While neither of those teams will win, no…
Read More »The Lowell Democratic Caucus will take place tomorrow (Saturday, February 23, 2013) at 10 am at the East End Club which is located at 15 West Fourth Street in Lowell. Coming from downtown, cross the Bridge Street Bridge into Centralville and continue on Bridge Street until you reach West Fourth.…
Read More »Here’s the sixth installment of the index from my forthcoming book, Legendary Locals of Lowell, which will be available for purchase on March 11, 2013. Ramalho, Arthur, 96 Raytheon, 43 Regatta Festival Committee, 105 Regan, Paul “Bubby”, 67 Richards, Peter, 99 Riddick, Raymond, 99 Riddick, Raymond E., 64 Rogers, Edith…
Read More »More than 70 supporters gathered Wednesday night in the second floor of The Old Court in downtown Lowell to meet and listen to Congressman Ed Markey who is now a candidate for US Senate. Many of the region’s most active volunteers in last year’s Elizabeth Warren campaign have already signed-on…
Read More »Just 18 days until Legendary Locals of Lowell is published and available to all in print. This coming Saturday, my blog co-author Paul Marion has kindly offered me space at the 2nd Annual Lowell Writers and Publishers Winter Roundup at The Old Court from 12:30 until 4:00 p.m. While I…
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