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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…
Read More »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…
Read More »Photo by Tony Sampas. Obituary from O’Donnell Funeral Home.
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Read More »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…
Read More »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…
Read More »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.…
Read More »Stirred up in Lowell in 1876, Moxie was the first mass-manufactured soft drink in the U.S. The Lowell Heritage Partnership will present an expert panel discussion about the City of Lowell’s innovative past, present and future on Wed., Sept. 25 at 6 pm at the Merrimack Valley Sandbox in Wannalancit Mills. Speakers…
Read More »“Rooftops from Wilder Street Bridge” by Richard Marion (c) 2013 See more artwork at www.richardmarion.net The original image is a printed lino-cut of a view looking northeast toward the gas storage tanks that once stood off School Street and farther to the top of City Hall.
Read More »This is the eighth in a series of posts showing some historical data from the 2011 city election. Each post shows how one candidate on the ballot in the 2013 city election performed in the 2011 election. Here is eleventh place finisher John Leahy, who joined the council when third…
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