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Please welcome “Lowell Doughboys“, a new blog written by Eileen Loucraft who has become our local expert on the contributions of the men and women of Lowell in World War One. Earlier this month, Eileen shared with us a number of stories about soldiers from Lowell who died in that…
Read More »Tony Sampas provides two views of a piece of public art on the UMass Lowell North Campus. The sculpture now peeks out from behind a construction trailer.
Read More »There’s a fascinating story by Frank Phillips on the front page of this morning’s Globe: “UMass top post concerns Patrick: Trustees to defend search as Meehan’s candidacy rises.” At first glance, the story appears to be a setback for Meehan’s quest for the number one job in the University of…
Read More »The stunning news from the Boston Globe that Middlesex County Sheriff Jim DiPaola will leave office in January after just being re-elected without opposition to a six-year term has far reaching political repercussions for Greater Lowell. Marie’s post on the DiPaola story from earlier today has received a number of…
Read More »Earlier today I joined 30,000 others for the 127th Harvard-Yale football game at historic Harvard Stadium. Yale seemed to be the dominant team; rushing for more yardage and gaining more first downs, but the Bulldogs had trouble getting the ball into the end zone and Harvard excelled on special teams…
Read More »Tony Sampas shows us a close-up of Lowell City Hall
Read More »On this day 147 years ago, the national cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania was dedicated, less than five months after the momentous battle was fought. According to Ronald C. White in his biography, “A. Lincoln”, the dedication was supposed to have occurred on October 23, 1863. One month before that, organizers…
Read More »Jim Peters sent along the following essay about the challenges that face a city manager in Lowell: I was in Chelmsford most of this week for some period of time and one thing I noticed was their trash pickup. They do not have to cram into their one can: trash…
Read More »Tony Sampas found an open gate and some stairs leading downward at the Moody Street Bridge, now known as the University Avenue Bridge, and snapped these photos:
Read More »By filing a Declaration of Homestead at the Registry of Deeds, a Massachusetts homeowner is able to protect the equity in his home from the laws of debt collection. The Homestead has been available for more than a century and there’s really no downside – it’s purpose is to prevent…
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