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9/11 fundraiser for Veterans

The following is cross-posted from Jack Neary’s blog: Wanted to let you know about an upcoming event. I’ve been playing in a September baseball game with a group of friends, many of them from Lowell’s Sacred Heart Parish, for 30 years. This year, the game falls on September 11, and…

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Downed tree limb

A little after 9 this morning I heard an explosion from outside the house and caught sight of a simultaneous flash out our front door. A large tree limb had fallen across the power line that runs down a side street to the houses behind. We never lost power but…

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Cambodia Town, California

The city of Lowell announced about a year ago plans to identify the Palin Plaza area of the Lower Highlands neighborhood “Cambodia Town” in an effort to brand that sub-neighborhood with an ethnic identity reflecting its residents and businesses and also to create a possible tourist destination. It seems that…

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Watching Irene

Here’s a story that’s stuck with me ever since I heard it many years ago: A severe flood was forecast but John, a man of great faith, refused to evacuate. As the water rose, a National Guard truck pulled up to take him to safety. John refused to go, saying…

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