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Lowell smokestacks
Tony Sampas shares some photos of smokestacks around Lowell. Above is a view of the Saints Medical Center power plant; below is a shot of Market Street near the Market Mills complex.
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Lowell Cemetery Tours next weekend
The final tours of historic Lowell Cemetery for this season will be held this coming weekend. The first is on Friday, October 1 at 1 pm. The second is Saturday, October 2 at 10 am. Both tours begin at the Knapp Avenue entrance which is right next to Shedd Park.…
Read More »Lowell Open Studios
This little companion has awakened from a deep and restful sleep, and is eager to keep a watchful eye out for you. (Note accompanying Sherwood (shown above) purchased today at Hungate Sculpture and Design at Western Avenue Studios in Lowell). I gave up on the Patriots during their fourth preseason…
Read More »Tom Byrne on Warren Shaw Show
Tom Byrne is a regular in studio member of the Saturday morning Warren Shaw Show on 980WCAP. This week, Byrne spoke about his involvement in an ongoing Federal investigation that was reported in the Lowell Sun earlier this week. Here are some of the things that Byrne and Warren Shaw…
Read More »The Foreclosure Process in Massachusetts
As long as foreclosures in the region increase, the value of real estate will continue to slide downward. And the number of foreclosures is up. A front-page story in today’s Lowell Sun reports on the trend both in Lowell and statewide. Other reports on foreclosures and overall real estate trends…
Read More »“Pigskin Press Pass”
I’ve become a big fan of WCAP’s Friday night high school football program called the “Pigskin Press Pass.” Ted Panos and Mike Flynn quarterback the coverage from the downtown Lowell studios and field calls through the night from correspondents – students, interns, parents, fans – who call in from games…
Read More »Names of the Dead
Last week I attended a lecture at UMass Lowell by BU Professor Andrew Bacevich who discussed his views of Washington and the US military. Bacevich’s harshest criticism was directed at how our country and its leadership handled the Iraq War. He said that unless someone knows someone in the military,…
Read More »The City Hall clock
Tony Sampas brings our unofficial Lowell City Hall week to an end with two evening shots of the face of the clock that’s embedded high up in the tower of city hall.
Read More »“Lowell Open Studios” by Nancye Tuttle
Nancye Tuttle writes about this weekend’s Lowell Open Studios art extravaganza. Besides checking out Open Studios, be sure to visit Nancye’s blog, as well: Arts abound This is the weekend for artists and art lovers in Lowell with the 10th annual Lowell Open Studios taking place both Saturday and Sunday,…
Read More »Car Independence, Part II
Last month Lowell attorney Matt Donahue wrote about his plan to “shed his car.” Thirty days into the experiment he files this report: 30 Day Report: Lowell Environmental Attorney Tries to Declare Car Independence! Part 2 Well, the first reaction is of course the caliber of the Richard Howe Blog.…
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