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Photos by Tony Sampas
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More Inauguration Days
Last night I wrote about Lowell City Council inaugurations from 1966, 1970, 1990, 1992 and 1994. While the day should be a happy one for all involved, more often than not the election of the city’s mayor, which is the first act of the council after taking the oath of…
Read More »In memory of those we lost – Lowell Beautiful
Photo by Tony Sampas
Read More »City Council Inaugurations through the years
My dad was elected to the Lowell City Council in 1965 and served continuously until 2005 – a term of service that spanned 40 years, 20 elections and 20 inauguration ceremonies. I think I made it to 18 of the inaugurations, missing 1980 and 1982 while stationed in Germany during…
Read More »Medication Disposal Day
Today from 3 pm to 7 pm at the Lowell Health Department, 341 Pine Street (the old Brady/Pine Street School), the city of Lowell Health Department will hold an unwanted medication drop-off event. Take a few minutes to search through your medicine cabinet and elsewhere for prescription (and over-the-counter) medications…
Read More »Peace on Earth, Lowell Mass
A holiday message from Lowell. Photos by Tony Sampas.
Read More »A busy Christmas
“Meanderings” by Jim Peters
Frequent contributor Jim Peters offers another of his essays: There is not a great deal to write about on Christmas Day. If I say that there is too much emphasis on commercialism and profitability, I attack the capitalistic experience that makes the holidays such an important part of rebuilding the…
Read More »Lowell Flashmob: Postcards from Strangers
A group called Mill City Flashmob recently appeared on Facebook. It’s mission: Lowell, the mill city. Socializing with the community. Membership in the group quickly grew (to become a member, go to facebook.com/MillCityFlashMOB). But the true test of any such organization is not how many visitors it can attract on…
Read More »Lowell’s war on religion, c.1890
Holidays to me are characterized by rituals: Cookouts on the Fourth of July, visiting the cemetery on Memorial Day, enduring the mainstream media’s incessant “War on Christmas” stories every December. Personally, I’m comfortable wishing folks a Merry Christmas, but I also sympathize with those who are hesitant to do so.…
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