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Niki Tsongas was a big winner. As a newly elected member of Congress (elected in 2007 special election) she fit the profile of those Democratic Congressmen who lost yesterday across the rest of the country. Deval Patrick was a big winner. Being an incumbent running for reelection in tough economic…
Read More »Niki Tsongas won an overwhelming victory today, defeating Republican challenger Jon Golnik, 112,845 to 87,397, a 13 point margin of victory (55% to 42%). But Tsongas was not alone: all of her Massachusetts House colleagues were easily reelected and Bill Keating won the vacant southeastern Massachusetts seat by a healthy…
Read More »Here’s a press release from the office of City Manager Bernie Lynch reporting that a contract agreement has been reached between the city and the Lowell Police Patrolman’s Union. Lowell Patrolman’s Union and City Reach Contract Agreement Lowell, MA- The City of Lowell and its Lowell Patrolman’s Union, Local 10…
Read More »In honor of the victory by the San Francisco Giants in this year’s World Series, former Lowell Sun reporter Dave Perry sent along this contribution: I dreamt of Willie Mays last night. It was the first time in many years Mays’ slightly bowlegged visage showed up in my sleep, but…
Read More »In a fitting tribute on Election Day, Tony Sampas shares some photos from the permanent exhibition at UMass Lowell’s Tsongas Center. “Beyond individual achievement and failure, there is common purpose, shared and inescapable. It is not purpose derived from legislative mandates. It is genetic. It resides in every being because it…
Read More »Each day this November, thanks to Eileen Loucraft, a native of Chelmsford, who while researching her family history, became interested in remembering those from Greater Lowell who fought and died in the First World War, we will present a contemporary news story of one such soldier. Today, we learn about…
Read More »Governor Deval Patrick made a quick stop in Lowell today, stopping at the Appleton Mills project to shake hands with the many members of the building trades who are working there. Surrounded by hardhats in the midst of the construction site, the Governor pointed to a story in today’s Globe…
Read More »Veterans Day was originally called Armistice Day which marked the end of World War One on November 11, 1918. Millions died in that conflict and America escaped relatively unscathed. But 116,000 of our countrymen lost their lives in battle during that war and 205,000 were wounded. Several hundred of them…
Read More »Tony Sampas high above the city to find some interesting images. Above is near St Joseph’s Hospital. Below is on Willie Street.
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