In this space I wrote about a political house party the other day. Another building block of the local campaign is “the time,” a term with aromatic political roots that is not used as much in Lowell these days, but is familiar to politicos in places like South Boston and…
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Once you get out of the tourist areas in Germany and into the smaller cities and towns, every gasthaus (a small, local restaurant that also serves prodigious amounts of beer) has a stammtisch. A stammtisch is a table, usually round, that is positioned near the entrance that is occupied by…
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Earlier this week I led 19 UMass Lowell students on a walking tour of downtown Lowell. The students comprised a section of the Honors Seminar which is required for all freshmen in the honors program. The focus of the seminar is Lowell, which is a great way to introduce the…
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Matt Donahue delivered the eulogy at his dad’s funeral yesterday. Several who attended the service mentioned to me how much they enjoyed and appreciated his remarks, so I asked Matt to share them and he generously did so: A Eulogy for Joseph P. Donahue Jr. September 18, 2013 What if…
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Martha Coakley visited the Owl Diner in Lowell yesterday as part of the multi-city kickoff tour of her gubernatorial campaign. I wasn’t able to be there, but this photo, which I pulled from the Coakley for Governor Twitter feed, shows Attorney General Coakley, accompanied by State Senator Eileen Donoghue, listening…
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Photo by Tony Sampas. Obituary from O’Donnell Funeral Home.
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The sign says “Hamilton Canal Wasteway” and boy, is it aptly named. I was wandering around downtown Lowell with my camera late yesterday preparing for an upcoming tour I’m leading for a UMass Lowell class. I circled from the Lower Locks garage through across East Merrimack and Bridge to the…
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While other candidates for city council and school committee were holding signs and campaigning at the entrance to Cawley Stadium for Friday’s Lowell High vs Dracut High football game (won by Lowell, 35 to 12), I found incumbent city councilor John Leahy busy under the stands helping the Friends of…
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September 9, 2013 – Monday 30 Jacques St for $79,000. Prior sale in 1995 for $83,000 216 Wentworth Ave for $311,000. Prior sale in 2013 for $248,000 September 10, 2013 – Tuesday 52 Lawrence Dr #M506 for $230,000. Prior sale in 2007 for $234,500 34 Newhall St #401 for $108,000.…
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