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Captain John Ogonowski Memorial Preservation Farmland, Dracut Massachusetts In today’s Nashua Telegraph staff writer Albert McKeon recounts the thoughts and memories of Peggy Hatch – the widow of John Ogonowski of Dracut – pilot of Flight 11 on September 11, 2001 – and his brother Jim. After ten years, life…
Read More »Globe Staffer Noah Bierman notes in “Political Intelligence” on boston.com wrangled by political editor Glen Johnson that US Representative Michael E. Capuano will not run for US Senate in 2012 in an already crowded Democratic field – all looking to challenge Republican Scott Brown. “After serious personal reflection, I have…
Read More »Lowell High School has chosen its 2011 Class of Distinguished Alumni. This celebration of distinguished alums began back in 2004 when literary great Jack Kerouac (1939), businessman and philanthopist George Behrakis (1951), U.S. Senator Paul Tsongas (1958) and businessman Elkin McCallum and his wife community activist Donna Lavigne (both 1961)…
Read More »As Irene was developing, landing, damaging the states and communities along the Eastern seaboard and inland as well, officialdom was full of praise for the “new FEMA” – for the planning, co-ordination and ongoing interaction, relief and support. Everyone was in the loop. In a Washington Post story by Ed…
Read More »On this day August 26, 1920 the 19th Amendment, guaranteeing women the right to vote, was formally adopted into the U.S. Constitution by proclamation of the Secretary of State. The Congress proposed the Nineteenth Amendment on June 4, 1919. Thirty-six states were need to approve the amendment. Wisconsin, Illinois and…
Read More »While I’m not surprised that a candidate pulled out of the Lowell City Council race, I didn’t expect it to be Franky Descoteaux. Two open seats on the City Council will really change the election dynamic! Councilor Descoteaux has certainly made a difference on the City Council. Just posted on…
Read More »Burning of Washington 1814 On this day August 24, 1814 British forces invaded Washington, D.C. and set fire to the Capitol and the White House. Most members of Congress and other officials fled from DC when they got word that British forces under General Robert Ross overwhelmed American militiamen at…
Read More »Fort Monroe today, with the city of Hampton, Va., beyond it. The star-shaped citadel is the Civil War-era fortress. The Sesquicentennial Remembrance of the American Civil War has engendered a tremendous groundswell of grass roots preservation activism. Many of these activists are hoping to see a new role for historically…
Read More »The office of Lowell Mayor James Milinazzo issued a press release today announcing the commemoration and remembrance of the tenth anniversary of the September 11th with a ceremony at City Hall on Friday September 9, 2011. This flag raising will be a remembrance ceremony held by City of Lowell with…
Read More »The very popular Lowell Spinners bobblehead giveaway promotion – with over 60 dolls in their hall of fame – has honored the likes of Carton Fisk in 2001, Jack Kerouac and Jay Leno in 2003, Paul Revere in 2005, Jonathan Papelbon in 2006, Johnny Pesky in 2007 and 2010, Rep…
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