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Lowell by night
Tony Sampas offers a new view of the former Giant Store on Dutton Street (above) and of Worthen Street (below)
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“The Fighter” and the Golden Globes
It’s only midway through the Golden Globe Awards and “The Fighter” has already won two major awards, Christian Bale won Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Dickie Ecklund, and Melissa Leo won Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Alice Ward. Below is Bale’s award, captured from the TV…
Read More »Saving the Courthouse
Back in the spring of 1996 I didn’t spend much time in my office at the Middlesex North Registry of Deeds within the Superior Courthouse on Gorham Street in Lowell. It was too noisy and dusty. Contractors were demolishing the once-stately St Peter’s Church which had been located directly across…
Read More »Dog pictures
Ivy, our three-year old Yellow Lab, took advantage of today’s early sunshine to play in the snow: [youtube]2DOp3USpyeM[/youtube]
Read More »“Q & A with Jim Shepard” by Malcolm Gregory Love
A few days ago Paul introduced us to a new website, “The Current Reader” by Malcolm Gregory Love who provides book reviews, recommendations and author interviews. Malcolm allowed us to cross-post his recent interview with author Jim Shepard. Jim Shepard is the author of six novels, including most recently Project…
Read More »Random post-snowstorm observations
With the 7 am temperature only 3 degrees, not a lot of the 20 inches of snow that fell on Wednesday will be melting today. I have a couple of post-storm observations to share: During my two mile drive home from work last night, at two different spots I saw…
Read More »Honoring Pvt Manuel Martin, KIA 4/23/1918
Last November, with the help of Eileen Loucraft (who also took the above photograph), I posted some death notices of Lowell residents who died in World War One. Here’s the beginning of my November 2, 2010 post: Another Lowell man has given up the greatest treasure he possessed for the…
Read More »Governor Patrick fires Parole Board
The news is that Governor Patrick has replaced the Commonwealth’s entire parole board, the parole office’s executive director and has suspended a number of employees of the parole office, all in response to the December 26, 2010 murder of a Woburn police officer during a robbery by a career criminal…
Read More »St Patrick’s Church before and after the snow
Tony Sampas uses companion pictures of Lowell’s earliest Roman Catholic Church to illustrate this week’s snowfall.
Read More »Holy Trinity and “Delphi” in the snow
Tony Sampas ventured up Lewis Street after the snow had stopped
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