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Civil War-era Cannon
Tony Sampas takes a close-up look at the Civil War-era cannon that sits between Lowell City Hall and the Pollard Memorial Library
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Lowell Police statement on stolen guns
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 »Lowell by night
Tony Sampas captures some scenes of Lowell at night.
Read More »First Congregational Church – Smith Baker Center
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.
Read More »The right to keep and bear arms
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. Second Amendment to the US Constitution I realize that the US Supreme Court ruled in 2008 that the Second Amendment guarantees the right…
Read More »“Improved order of Red Men of Massachusetts”
In all of our talk about relocating the Passaconaway statue from Edson Cemetery to Pawtucket Falls, we skipped over the issue of ownership. The plaque on the statue, shown above, says that it’s the property of the “Improved order of Red Men of Massachusetts“, a group that Eileen L points…
Read More »Updated map of “The Fighter”
Earlier today I did my Tuesday afternoon call-in to WCAP to talk about real estate and events in Lowell. Host Jack Baldwin and I discussed the Google maps mash-up of Lowell locations where “The Fighter” was filmed. A number of listeners called in and added some locations: Warren Court which…
Read More »Pawtucket Falls
Tony Sampas returns with some timely images of Pawtucket Falls
Read More »Passaconaway and Village at Pawtucket Falls
Jim Peters has sparked an interesting discussion with his essay on the Native American History of Lowell. Above is the statue of Passaconaway now located in the Edson Cemetery that Paul suggests should be moved closer to Pawtucket Falls. Below is another interactive map, this one showing various monuments, buildings,…
Read More »‘It’s time we made lemonade’ by Paul Hudon
Paul Hudon, author of “An Illustrated History of the Lower Merrimack: The Valley and its Peoples“, has some observations on the state of national politics as we enter 2011: You have to wonder if ‘the happy warrior’ is trying to tell us something. Hubert Horatio Humphrey was laid to rest…
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