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Sunset in the Acre
We’re all gazing skyward these days – – – here Tony Sampas captures a sunset in the Acre
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Red sky at morning
Red sky at morning, sailor take warning . . . I noticed a red glow around the east-facing window shade of my kitchen earlier this morning, peeked out, and was amazed to see the colorful sky shown above looking back at me. Unfortunately, a morning palette of this variety, at…
Read More »Tom Sexton in Lowell
I attended today’s Parker Lecture at the Lowell National Park Visitor Center and very much enjoyed listening along with about 50 others to Tom Sexton read many of his Lowell poems. The topics, characters, and language involved transported me back to younger days making the room sound much like a…
Read More »Ben Butler and the end of slavery
Of all the famous and infamous experiences of Lowell’s Benjamin Butler during his service as a Union General during the American Civil War, perhaps the most important was a decision he made in May of 1861, just a month into the war and just a day after he took command…
Read More »“Native Americans” by Jim Peters (continued)
Jim Peters is a regular contributor to this site who has written several times about Native Americans and Lowell. Here’s today’s installment: Lowell has a strong history of colonization by many groups over the years. We take it for granted that Lowell will absorb a new culture every forty years…
Read More »Merrimack Canal
Reflections in the Merrimack Canal by Tony Sampas
Read More »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) –…
Read More »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
Read More »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…
Read More »Lowell featured in North Shore Magazine
The April/May edition of North Shore Magazine has a nice profile of Lowell with frequent quotes from our blog co-author Paul Marion. Check out the story HERE.
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