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Steve O’Connor discovered a room full of books and an incredible story in Pawtucketville: A few years ago, while browsing through The Lowell Sun, I came across a small announcement in the classified section under Free Offers. “Sherlock Holmes Books Free to Interested Party.” I was intrigued by the announcement,…
Read More »Back on March 11, 2010, Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, one of today’s shooting victims, warns of the dangers that result when politicians use the rhetoric of violence. She was sadly and personally prophetic. [youtube]qs75zKxJxVY[/youtube]
Read More »Strange. The above map with 20 Congressmen identified by the crosshairs of a gunsight is no longer available on Sarah Palin’s website today. I wonder why. Lucky for her I have a screen shot of her site before the map went away. Also missing is the Tweet shown below in…
Read More »Tony Sampas helps us appreciate the beauty of the brickwork of the Smith Baker Center (formerly the First Congregationalist Church), highlighted by the setting sun.
Read More »The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued a much anticipated decision today that, while properly decided, will result in further damage to our country’s already injured housing market. Here are the facts of US Bank v Ibanez: In December 2005, Antonio Ibanez borrowed $103,000 from Rose Mortgage Company to finance the…
Read More »Mike Luciano, a regular reader of and sometime contributor to this site, sent along the following post that takes issue with today’s Lowell Sun editorial: I imagine that reading a Lowell Sun editorial is like walking through a house where multiple homicides have just occurred. You wander through in a…
Read More »Tony Sampas takes a close-up look at the Civil War-era cannon that sits between Lowell City Hall and the Pollard Memorial Library
Read More »Here’s the full text of a statement issued by the Lowell Police Department regarding the 40 guns that were recently stolen from a residence in the Acre: An intense and comprehensive investigation into the theft of numerous firearms from a residence on Dublin Street is currently under way. The LPD…
Read More »Tony Sampas captures some scenes of Lowell at night.
Read More »Tony Sampas reminds us of the beauty (and the need for some repairs) of the exterior of the Smith Baker Center, formerly the First Congregational Church, on Merrimack Street across from City Hall.
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