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One of our regular contributors, Eileen Loucraft, is married to the nephew of Chick Loucraft who passed away this week. Thanks to Eileen for sharing the following memories of Mr. Loucraft: Charles “Chick” Loucraft 1934-2011 How does one talk about someone that is so loved? I don’t think anyone has…
Read More »We’ve previously written about “Honor in the Valley of Tears”, the feature-length documentary about Lowell-native David McNerney and the 1967 battle in Vietnam in which he was awarded the Medal of Honor. The movie is powerful, inspirational, emotional and a pleasure to watch. It’s also available for purchase through Amazon.com,…
Read More »This post is a collaborative effort. It was inspired by Marie’s recent post on the origins of the Lowell Memorial Auditorium and the recent attention given to boxing in Lowell by the success of “The Fighter.” It features a photo by Tony Sampas, a grainy archival news clip, and a poem by Paul…
Read More »WCVB (Channel 5) reporter Kelley Tuthill was in Lowell yesterday to visit sites that appeared in the movie “The Fighter.” She was guided by Lowell Police Sgt (and real life star of the movie) Mickey O’Keefe, but in the segment that aired last night at 11 pm and this evening…
Read More »Tony Sampas reminds us of a classic Lowell place to get comfort food in the dead of winter
Read More »There was a letter to the editor from City Councilor Patrick Murphy published in yesterday’s Lowell Sun in which the councilor responded to an article and an editorial about his relationship with Councilor Bud Caulfield. The full text of the letter, which is also on Murphy’s own website, is as…
Read More »In anticipation of “The Fighter” receiving some Academy Award nominations later today, here’s another view of the Google map mashup I created to show the various places in Lowell where filming of “The Fighter” occurred. You might want to check out the original post which has 31+ helpful comments from…
Read More »With another 12 inches on the way, Tony Sampas reminds us of the amount of snow already on the ground.
Read More »Welcome to our newest contributor, Jack McDonough, who formerly read his essays on WUML’s Sunrise program. Here’s his first submission to this site: The Mail Order Tree I don’t remember how old I was when my father sent away for that Tulip tree. I guess I was twelve or so.…
Read More »A study of light and shadow by Tony Sampas, featuring Lowell’s North Common Village
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