Blue Clock
A unique view of the clock on Lowell City Hall by Tony Sampas
Read More »A unique view of the clock on Lowell City Hall by Tony Sampas
Read More »Lowell Details: The Joseph R. Ouellette Memorial Bridge AKA The Aiken Street Bridge. From Tony Sampas. (Joseph R. Ouellette was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in Korea).
Read More »News broke last week that the Coalition for a Better Acre (CBA) is in negotiations to purchase the former St Peter’s Church property, now the home of Cooney Insurance & Real Estate. I spoke with some of those involved last week about the proposal which seems like a good one.…
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Read More »This may sound a bit morbid, but my favorite section of the newspaper is the obituaries. Each story is a history lesson in itself. In a way, the tour I give of the Lowell Cemetery is a series of oral obituaries shared while walking around a beautiful, natural setting. While…
Read More »ESPN Travel came out with its top picks for minor league baseball summer stunts for the coming months. Leading the list is an event that will occur on July 5, 2011 along the banks of the Merrimack River in lovely Lowell during a Spinners game when David Smith Jr fires…
Read More »Jim Peters sent this essay for posting: Jim Neary, of the well-known Lowell Neary family, and I, decided to do a little research on old stone structures which were presumably built by the Native Americans at some point in history. I cannot say that they were built by the Pawtuckets,…
Read More »Steve O’Connor shares an essay about how rock n roll created a bond between father and son: My son, being fifteen, doesn’t talk to me much anymore. He discovered recently that I don’t know anything. He has also realized that anything I say will be fun will in fact be…
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Read More »A variety of stories from today were from or related to the city of Lowell: Probation Officer Arraigned: Benjamin Okiwe, who formerly worked in the probation office at Lowell Superior Court, was arraigned in Lowell District Court on charges of larceny over $250 and larceny by scheme arising out of…
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