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“DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF THE FIREFIGHTERS OF LOWELL~ FAITHFUL AND COURAGEOUS IN THEIR SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC” photos by Tony Sampas
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International Heritage Group opposes bladder dam
Twenty years ago, I was a member of the Lowell Historic Board. During my tenure there, I gained great admiration for the wisdom and judgment of the representatives of the National Park Service who worked here in Lowell. I also learned then and through the years that many of the…
Read More »Casey Anthony and proof beyond a reasonable doubt
I know nothing about the Casey Anthony case other than she was found not guilty of the murder of her two-year old daughter after a lengthy trial in Florida that captured the attention of much of the nation thanks to the intense coverage the trial received in the media, particularly…
Read More »Trolley Wires
Trolley wires, by Tony Sampas
Read More »End of the Space Shuttle era
If all goes right, this coming Friday, July 8 at 11:26 am, the space shuttle Atlantis should rocket into space on the final voyage of the space shuttle era. I was stationed in Germany back in 1981 when the first shuttle – Columbia – took to the skies, so I…
Read More »Stars and Stripes
Stars and Stripes by Tony Sampas
Read More »Honoring John Adams
I just spent the last few days visiting Washington, DC and many of the wonderful monuments and museums located there. There was the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial, the Jefferson Memorial and the FDR Memorial. I didn’t make it to the John Adams Memorial, though, probably because there isn’t such…
Read More »“Better for Whom?” by John Edward
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. A recall vote and the controversial building project that incited it are generating a lot of heat in Chelmsford this summer. That…
Read More »Freshening up the stripes
Freshening up the stripes, by Tony Sampas.
Read More »City Stable/Senior Center
Lowell Senior Center, formerly the City Stable, at 276 Broadway – by Tony Sampas
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