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Built to Last: Exterior Railing at Pollard Library
Tony Sampas sent this photo of the sturdy looking exterior railing at the Pollard Memorial Library.
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An aerial view of Lowell
A lifetime ago I spent a considerable amount of time zipping around the skies of Germany in US Army helicopters. Besides enjoying the ride, I would often test my navigational skills by trying to follow our travels on my map. Something that from the front seat of a jeep had…
Read More »Lowell in the Phnom Penh press
John B, a regular reader and sometimes contributor, happens to be visiting Cambodia at the same time as a delegation led by Congresswoman Niki Tsongas is also in that country. Coincidentally, Chath pierSath, a Lowell-based poet and artist is also in Cambodia now. Last night, John emailed images of newspaper…
Read More »Ayer Lion under cover at Lowell Cemetery
I took advantage of today’s holiday to do a recon of the Lawrence Street side of the Lowell Cemetery. This spring, our tours will all commence at the Lawrence Street gate and will cover that half of the cemetery. This will allow us to share more of the amazing stories…
Read More »“Step it up: Rethinking Public Safety” by Bobby Tugbiyele
Bobby Tugbiyele (too-bee-yell-e) has been the President of Center City Committee, Inc since October 2011. Center City Committee is an organization comprised of a group of community builders with deep roots and experience in promoting the downtown as well as advocating for issues affecting it. Bobby and his wife are…
Read More »Comcast changes the channel on government programming
Thursday afternoon at a regularly scheduled meeting of the Lowell Telecommunications Corporation (LTC) executive board – I’m a member of the LTC board of directors – I learned that Comcast had unilaterally decreed that on March 20, 2012, it would move the content of Lowell Cable channel 10, our government…
Read More »“Meanderings with the Mayor” by Jim Peters
Frequent contributor Jim Peters shares the following essay: I have supported Patrick Murphy very strongly for two campaigns now. I must admit that I did not support him when he ran against my sister-in-law, Niki Tsongas, but I did support him two years ago, when he came in eighth for…
Read More »Tonight’s City Council Meeting on Late Night Troubles in Downtown
An overflow crowd of downtown residents, bar owners, community leaders and ordinary citizens descended on Lowell City Hall this evening for the special city council meeting on the alcohol-related problems plaguing downtown Lowell. The meeting opened with a presentation and recommendation from Police Superintendent Ken Lavallee. Next came a long…
Read More »“J.L.” Smith Baker Center
“J.L.” Smith Baker Center, photo by Tony Sampas.
Read More »Save the date: March 3 Tweet-Up at LTC
You can’t read or watch a major news story these days without reference to Twitter, the social networking tool that allows users to broadcast “Tweets” in 140 characters or less. That’s 140 characters – not words – including spaces and punctuation. If nothing else, Twitter teaches economy in writing. But…
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