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Veterans of Korean Conflict Memorial
The city’s memorial to veterans of the Korean Conflict, located on the grounds of the Lowell Memorial Auditorium. Photo by Tony Sampas.
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Lowell Police account of downtown riot
The Lowell Police Department has posted an account of the riot that occurred inside Fortunato’s (corner of Middle and Palmer Streets) early Friday morning in which 14 people were arrested and three officers were injured. The full report is HERE but I’ve reproduced it in full below: Numerous individuals were…
Read More »The Blizzard of ’78
I don’t want to jinx us, but I realized yesterday that the only time I’ve started my snow blower this winter was in early October when I was making sure that it would start OK. Perhaps I was contemplating snow yesterday because it was the anniversary of the great blizzard…
Read More »Globe coverage of Lowell stabbing death
I certainly don’t want to minimize the tragedy of yesterday’s fatal stabbing on Felker Street, but when I read the small piece in the print edition of today’s Globe, it seemed something was missing. Here it is, from www.bostonglobe.com, under the headline “Stabbings leave one dead, two injured.” Three people…
Read More »Science at the White House
The President checks out an 8th grader’s air cannon which shoots marshmallows 175 feet. We could have some fun with this thing. [youtube]Reimvk8D2Ho[/youtube]
Read More »Lowell Cemetery: headstone of African-American Civil War Sailor
Lowell Cemetery, headstone of African American Civil War sailor Walker Lewis “LANDSMAN US NAVY USS RHODE ISLAND MAY 7 1839 APR 18 1901”. Photo by Tony Sampas.
Read More »Meanderings of February 7, 2012, by Jim Peters
Frequent contributor Jim Peters shares some thoughts on life, the Patriots and politics Somewhere between my awareness of our light grip on life, my empathy for the Syrian people, and my understanding of our never-ending quest for knowledge (the Great Satchmo had it just right when he said that our…
Read More »Public Hearing on proposed MBTA cuts
Monday night (February 6, 2012) from 5 pm to 7 pm at the City Council chambers at Lowell City Hall (375 Merrimack Street), the MBTA will hold a public hearing on the fee increase and service cutbacks to commuter rail that have been proposed to help balance the T’s budget.…
Read More »Western Avenue Lofts
Yesterday I joined a tour of the still-under-construction Western Avenue Lofts at 150 Western Avenue in Lowell. Adjacent to the better-known Western Avenue Studios, Western Avenue Lofts is a two-story brick building bordering the Pawtucket Canal that is being transformed into 50 rental live/work spaces for artists. The building is…
Read More »“The Passing of Passaconoway” by Jim Peter
Jim Peters is a frequent contributor to this site. Here’s another of his essays on local Native Americans. Time, it is often said, passes quickly. It seemed to for Passaconaway, the wise man and Chief of the Pawtucket tribe. Like many rulers, he wanted to make sure that, in his…
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