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They say the darndest things
John Edward, a resident of Chelmsford who earned his master’s degree at UMass Lowell and who teaches economics at Bentley University and UMass Lowell, contributes the following column. One reason I started writing columns was to respond to things I read in the newspapers. Informed people will come to different…
Read More »Another successful season of Lowell Cemetery tours
The final tour of Lowell Cemetery for this fall occurred yesterday morning. Despite the abysmal forecast for this weekend, the 42 folks who joined us on Friday afternoon and the 30 present yesterday morning traversed the cemetery without a drop of rain interfering. For the three years that I’ve been…
Read More »The Globe, the Patrick Administration, and a Dracut “hiccup”
The Globe’s top political reporter, Glenn Johnson, who in another life covered Lowell City Hall for a local newspaper, wades into the Dracut Housing Authority controversy in this Sunday’s Globe. Johnson begins his article by citing the many benefits that Governor Patrick has garnered by assigning Lt Governor Tim Murray…
Read More »Trolley Tracks
“This is a detail of the trolley tracks next to the old Federal Building / Middlesex Community College” – photo by Tony Sampas
Read More »Francis Cabot Lowell and the Industrial Revolution
More than fifty people gathered at the Pollard Memorial Library last evening to listen to Chaim “Mike” Rosenberg speak about his biography of Francis Cabot Lowell, the man for whom our city is named. Rosenberg contends that Lowell grew up in a wealthy family as a frivolous youth not in…
Read More »Lowell Cemetery tours this Friday and Saturday
Despite the rain that is forecast for the next few days, our tours of Lowell Cemetery will go forward rain or shine. Friday’s tour (September 23) begins at 1 pm while Saturday’s (September 24) starts at 10 am. Both depart from the Knapp Avenue entrance (near Shedd Park) and take…
Read More »Merrimack Canal Drain-down
Photos of the drained Merrimack Canal, by Tony Sampas
Read More »Thoughts on last night’s council forum
I devoted most of my attention last night to video-recording the opening and closing statements of the sixteen candidates in attendance at the neighborhood group-sponsored forum at the Dom Polski Club. Last night I posted links to all of those videos. I did pay attention to what the candidates had…
Read More »Meet Fred Doyle
At last night’s City Council forum at the Dom Polski Club, several political activists who are (relatively) new to the Lowell scene, didn’t quite know what to make of council candidate Fred Doyle. By historic standards, Fred was on the tamer side last night. To give you a taste of…
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