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We get two great alumni magazines regularly – one from UMass Lowell and the other from Boston College… the Winter 2017 BC magazine just arrived with a terrific article about an old Lowell friend… Seamus Connolly. in The Legacy – folklorist and musician Mick Moloney tells us of the great…
Read More »The Greater Lowell Area Democrats (GLAD) Regular Breakfast Meeting will take place tomorrow – Saturday February 18, 2017 at 8:00 AM at the Independence Grill/ Radisson Hotel Rte. 110 in Chelmsford. The Regular Agenda will include: the President’s Report; guest introductions; report from the recent DSC meeting; Local/DTC/City Committee updates; local…
Read More »Serious, steady snow falling in Tewksbury since 8am. School cancelled, town offices including the library are closed. One of our selectman is also a MassDOT operations guy and he advised me that our area is slated for 12-16″ of snow… it will be a heavy snowfall at times. Earlier neighborhood…
Read More »I was the “talker” at stop #2 on today’s final tour in the 2016 Lowell Walks/Summer Series. This “History of the Lowell National Historical Park” walk was led by LNHP Superintendent Celeste Bernardo. With “The Community Wants a National Park” as the theme, I was asked about organizations that I…
Read More »As our July weather heats up later this week and as we await the start of Democratic and GOP conventions, look for a heat-up on the Merrimack Valley campaign front. The presumptive Democratic nominee for President Hillary Clinton has a big event planned for Portsmouth NH on Tuesday. Expect many…
Read More »It’s no secret that I’m a longtime admirer and supporter of Marty Meehan. From Lowell High School days when Marty was sitting in my English class and dashing about as a student leader to later years when after being on opposing sides in a Democratic congressional primary we became work…
Read More »It was sad to say farewell to Warren Carey last Friday afternoon. But, the Funeral Mass at St. William’s in Tewksbury was joyous, thoughtful, prayerful, music-filled and full of remembrance from Fr. Dwight Hoeberechts, OMI, the celebrant who blended the traditional Catholic homily with “notes” about Warren gleaned from his own…
Read More »From time to time Lowell Historical Society Curator Ryan Owen gives us a look at a gem from the LHS collection. Here Ryan shares the latest in his post about a nearly forgotten time piece on this blog site “Forgotten New England.” The back of the pocket watch, Lowell Historical Society Collection.
Read More »Greater Lowell Area Democrats (GLAD) always eager to talk presidential and local politics, strategies and grassroots efforts – will meet tomorrow ~ Saturday January 9, 2016 at 8:00am in the Independence Grill of the Radisson Hotel in Chelmsford. Greater Lowell Area Democrats Regular Breakfast Meeting Saturday January 9, 2016 at 8:00 AM…
Read More »This day – November 22, 1963 – and the days that followed are forever etched in my memory and my heart. John Fitzgerald Kennedy, son of Massachusetts, the 35th President of the United States was assassinated in Dallas. From the archive… Death of the President ~ John Fitzgerald Kennedy – November…
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