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New pavement markings in Lowell

Driving through the city you can’t help but notice the proliferation of new pavement markings like the one shown above that suddenly appeared in the middle of many streets. An explanation was offered in this week’s City Council packet: New Bicycle Pavement Markings Many people have noticed the new pavement…

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Dem Convention Notes

“We mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor”—that’s the way the Declaration of Independence wraps up. July 4, 1776.  In a country founded on that principle, you would think that the theme of “We’re all in this together” would bury the opposite: “You’re on…

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More tours in Lowell

Yesterday’s New York Times carried a story about the soaring popularity to bus-borne guided tours conducted by the Hollywood gossip website, TMZ. Unlike the classic Hollywood tour that gave visitors a peek at Clark Gable’s swimming pool, the TMZ Tour shows you where Halle Berry totaled her car when she…

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