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When the Commonwealth’s fall 2011 “Unclaimed Property” pamphlet tumbled out of the Globe yesterday, I didn’t recognize it. For the first time in my memory, the cover of the pamphlet was not graced with the photo of the incumbent State Treasurer. Joe Malone, Shannon O’Brien, Tim Cahill, you name it,…
Read More »For those interested in Lowell’s cemeteries, there are several tours scheduled this coming weekend: On Saturday, September 24 at 10 am, Dave McKean will lead his annual tour of St. Patrick’s Cemetery. More information about the tour is available on Dave’s blog, Lowell Irish. On Friday, September 23 at 1…
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Read More »Frequent contributor Jim Peters sends along his thoughts on the upcoming city election, the national economy, and much else: There has not really been alot of time to meander over the past few months, between my father dying and my business being very busy. But, I have had the opportunity…
Read More »Today was the City of Lowell’s household hazardous materials drop-off day. Residents could transport items such as oil, cleaners, pesticides and other chemicals to Cawley Stadium and safely drop them off with professionals who will dispose of them safely. Tires and TV’s were also being collected, but there was a…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Elizabeth Warren is one impressive lady and may turn into a rock star candidate. She spoke yesterday at the University of Massachusetts Boston, invited there months ago by Steve Crosby, Dean of the McCormack Graduate School of Policy…
Read More »Lowell Buick Company – photos by Tony Sampas
Read More »The Lowell Citywide Neighborhood Council has three city council candidate forums on the calendar. Here are the dates and places. If you’re interested in the direction of our city government you should try to make at least one of these events in person. In any case, please watch for our…
Read More »Next Thursday night, September 22 at 7:00 pm, at the Pollard Memorial Library, historian Chaim “Mike” Rosenberg, will discuss his book, The Life and Times of Francis Cabot Lowell, 1775-1817 as part of the Moses Greeley Parker Lectures. Last winter, shortly after the publication of this book, I traveled to…
Read More »No, I’m not talking about the latest local political melodrama; I’m talking about stairs. I’m reading “At Home: A short history of private life” by humorist Bill Bryson (A Walk in the Woods, The History of Nearly Everything) in which Bryson deconstructs the modern residence and explains the history of…
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