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“Meanderings” by Jim Peters

Sometimes contributor Jim Peters sent along his thoughts on the upcoming city election: With scandals and investigations breaking in the news at the city level, I believe everyone must carefully think about who they are voting for, and why. Thusfar, I have narrowed down my picks to three: Seldom do…

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20th Anniversary of Tsongas Industrial History Center

[youtube]SsJKc6CJA_s[/youtube] The Tsongas Industrial History Center, located in the Boott Cotton Mills Museum in downtown Lowell, celebrated its 20th Anniversary this past Friday with a cake, tours, an exhibit of the Center through the years and a speaking program that featured UMass Lowell chancellor Marty Meehan and Thaleia Tsongas Schlesinger,…

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BayState Marathon in Lowell on Sunday

Unless you’re a runner or a road race fan, stay clear of the Merrimack River and its crossings on Sunday morning. At 8 am, many of hundreds of runners participating in the BayState Marathon and Half Marathon will depart from the UML Tsongas Center and proceed along Pawtucket Street and…

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The Pawtucket Canal

The following is the first of a series of posts about the history of the canals of Lowell. Throughout the 18th century, world demand for lumber from the upper Merrimack River continued to grow. By the end of the American Revolution, lumbermen would routinely cut down trees along the river…

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