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I was happy to see that the Lowell National Park’s Visitor Center on Market Street opened on time yesterday and showed no immediate impact of the budget cutting “sequester” that went into effect on Friday. As the most visible Federal government presence in the city, the Lowell National Park will…
Read More »The aftermath of the Tewksbury Cartidge Company Explosion, 1903 The Tewksbury Historical Society is holding its annual New Members Meeting today – Saturday, March 2, 2013 at 1:00pm at the Tewksbury Library at 300 Chandler Street. The event is open to the general public and will feature Kim Zunino as…
Read More »I confess to having missed the last couple of council meetings and I was late tuning in last night, but when I did, I caught a portion of the debate about adding traffic and parking along Fr. Morissette Boulevard. Whenever I hear the council debating the merits of on-street parking…
Read More »The 2nd Annual Lowell Writers and Publishers Winter Roundup, February 23, 2013. Photo by Tony Sampas.
Read More »Here are the winners in the various categories from this year’s Winterfest: National Human Dogsled Competition Winners Best Costume 1st Place: Linwood Animal Hospital (Little Red Riding Hood) 2nd Place: Meerkat Technology (Running Dead) 3rd Place: Stoklosa School (Cruella’s Mush Puppies) Overall Race Winner 1st Place: Upper Cut Landscaping (Lowell)…
Read More »Several hundred people gathered in front of Lowell City Hall this evening for the start of Winterfest 2013. After a brief opening ceremony, the Human Dog Sled Challenge commenced. Both the city council and the school committee had teams in the race. While neither of those teams will win, no…
Read More »Séamus Connolly, Master Irish traditional musician Over the years, longtime Lowell Folk Festival goers have enjoyed the wonderful talent of Irish musican Séamus Connolly. Connolly is one of the world’s most respected master Irish traditional musicians and teachers. A multiple winner of the Irish National Fiddle Championship, Connolly currently holds an endowed…
Read More »This is the award won in 2011 by local historian David McKean. It’s time to offer your nomination(s) for the 2013 Annual Awards for Lowell Preservation and Culture. The Lowell Heritage Partnership joins the Lowell National Historical Park in seeking nominations from the community for recognition and acknowledgment of contributions to preservation…
Read More »UML Celebrates entering into Division I, rallying at the Tsongas Center, February 14, 2013. Photos by Tony Sampas.
Read More »There seems to be lots of hoo-hah about President Obama’s quick trip to Florida to play golf on this Presidents’ Day weekend. The press didn’t like its photo access being cut-off, others harrumphed that the First Lady and the girls are out West skiing and some just think this President…
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