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Billerica Election Results

Thanks to www.billerica.org for the election results: Selectman ( Two Winners) David A Gagliardi – 1997 Robert B Accomando (incumbent) – 1790 Paul Marasco (incumbent) – 1656 Shawsheen Tech School Committee (One Winner) Jamie Haroutunian – 1341 Paula McShane Lambert – 1413 Planning Board( Two Winners) Marti Mahoney (Incumbent) –…

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Tewksbury Election Results

From Tewksbury Patch: Selectmen (1) Doug Sears (I) – 1835 Jim Biewener – 1510 Ed Sullivan – 1113 Town Clerk (1) Mary-Ann Nichols (I) – 1632 Denise Graffeo – 2085 Han Bernier – 821 Board of Health (1) Kathleen Brothers – 1794 Charles Roux – 2373

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Lowell in the Civil War

Here’s the video of my March 27, 2011 talk on “Lowell in the Civil War” that was sponsored by the Lowell Historical Society. I discuss how men from Lowell played a critical part in the opening month of the American Civil War. Thanks to the Lowell National Park’s Phil Lupsiewicz…

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Book drop-off on Saturday

The Friends of Pollard Memorial Library will hold it’s annual book sale on Saturday, May 21, 2011 from 9 am to 3 pm at the Lowell Senior Center, 276 Broadway, Lowell. The Friends are accepting donations of books for the sale on Saturday April 2 (tomorrow) and on Saturday May…

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Kenngott on French-Canadians, c.1912

Another excerpt from “The Record of a City: A Social Survey of Lowell Massachusetts”, written by George F. Kenngott in 1912 (p.29). Shortly after the close of the Civil War, the French-Canadians came in ever increasing numbers, induced by the demand for labor which the growth of manufactures created, and…

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Spring Snow on the way

The crocuses poking up in my front yard must have missed the latest forecast, otherwise they would have stayed below ground. Hoping that the prediction of snow was just an April Fool’s joke, I clicked through the TV dial to survey several weather forecasts: Channel 5 puts Lowell on the…

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